Friday, May 9, 2025

Tekashi #6ix9ine Charged with Drugs Amid DNA Swab of Gun Now US Asks Delay to July


by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack

SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 2 – Rapper Daniel Hernandez a/k/a Tekashi #6ix9ine, still on probation after sentencing as a cooperator in the Nine Trey gang case, was ordered detained on alleged violations of supervised release on October 29 by U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Paul A. Engelmayer. Inner City Press was there, from the thread (when he spoke for himself)

#6ix9ine: I'm not a piece of, uh, I'm not a bad person. I apologize.

On November 5 the US Attorney's Office wrote to "recommend that the following sentence be imposed: (1) a period of thirty days’ incarceration; (2) followed by" - letter on Patreon here.

On November 6 Judge Engelmayer noted that he would ask questions.

And he did, before imposing a 45 days sentence. Thread here

Jump cut to April 11, after Inner City Press published a book on 6ix9ine (and Kay Flock) here - more VOSRs and a hearing: "Daniel Hernandez. The Court schedules a conference for the purpose of arraigning the defendant on multiple supervised release violations specifications on April 21, 2025."

Inner City Press live tweeted, here - the next court day was set at May 22.

On May 5, the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for a delay to July: "Earlier today, the Government learned that it will take at least approximately six weeks from tomorrow’s date (i.e., June 17, 2025) for the Palm Beach County Sherriff’s Department to develop and compare results, if any, of DNA swabs taken from Hernandez’s person and from a firearm recovered in Hernandez’s pool house" - full letter on Patreon here

more courtroom details on X for Subscribers here and Substack here

The case is still USA v. Jones, et al., 1:18-cr-834 (Engelmayer)

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