Tekashi 6ix9ine admits he stashed MDMA, cocaine in Florida mansion — but prosecutors say he's ‘turned a corner'
Jailbird rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine admitted Wednesday to violating the terms of his supervised release after a raid turned up MDMA and cocaine in his bedroom.
But in exchange for the guilty plea, Manhattan federal prosecutors not only agreed to drop other drug and gun charges against the famously flamboyant musician, but also successfully asked for his sentencing be delayed so he could complete community service.
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'It seems the defendant has turned a corner,' Assistant US Attorney Jonathan Rebold told the judge about Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez.
'We believe that there's a value in allowing the defendant to head in the correct direction.'
The 29-year-old face-tattooed and formerly rainbow-haired rapper appeared subdued, quiet and even depressed during the hearing.
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3 Tekashi6ix9ine admitted Wednesday he had cocaine and MDMA while under supervised release.
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3 The rapper's subdued appearance in Manhattan federal court contrasted with his wild past image.
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Hernandez, sporting a black hoodie and boxer braids in his undyed hair, told Judge Paul Engelmayer that he has been seeing a psychiatrist once a week for depression and PTSD.
But he also copped to not taking his prescribed Zoloft, an antidepressant.
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Engelmayer agreed to delay Hernandez's sentencing for the violation until Sept. 25, and warned that further lawbreaking shenanigans from the hiphop star over the next two months will carry severe consequences.
'The court would have the authority to impose a prison term of up to five years,' the judge said, noting the sentencing guidelines call for a less-harsh punishment.
'On each of these violations, the guidelines recommend a term of 3-9 months in prison.'
3 The troubled rapper's woes include an arrest in the Dominican Republic.
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The supposed new leaf that Hernandez is turning could help put his troubled past behind him.
Hernandez in 2019 infamously snitched against his former gang associates in the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods. He pleaded guilty in the racketeering case and received a two-year prison sentence — but was let out in April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic because of his asthma.
The Bushwick, Brooklyn native didn't stay out of trouble, racking up a long trail of civil lawsuits, a brutal beating in a Florida gym bathroom, a domestic violence case in the Dominican Republic, among other woes.
He was arrested in November 2024 after his probation officer complained that he had failed drug tests and was traveling without permission.
Federal probation officers raided his home in March and found drugs stowed in his bathroom cabinet, leading to his latest court hearing.
Hernandez, who has completed 260 hours of his mandated 300 hours of community service, pulled his hoodie over his head after the hearing.
'No comment,' the once-boisterous rapper said as he left court.
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