by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 18 – 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 18, his lawyer wrote in that "Mr. Hernandez was the victim of a home invasion on Sunday, November 16. Four masked men entered his home and held his mother at gunpoint while several items were taken from his home. We are looking to adjourn his sentence date until January" - letter Patreon here.
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
Jump cut to November 6 when the defense, Lazzaro, wrote in to asking for not the three months in prison probation recommended but rather six months home detention, letter on Patreon here
On November 13 the US Attorney's Office wrote in asking for 3 to 9 months in prison and two more years of supervised release on November 20, 7 page filing on Patreon here
On November 17 the SDNY US Attorney's Office wrote in opposing SDFL Probation: "he United States Probation Office (“Probation”) for the Southern District of Florida, which oversees the above-captioned defendant’s supervised release, in connection with the defendant’s November 20, 2025 sentencing proceeding. Probation recommends that Hernandez be sentenced to a new three-month-long term of supervised release, during which Hernandez would be subject to home incarceration, electronic monitoring, and all other existing terms of supervised release. Following this three-month term, the defendant’s supervision would be terminated entirely. Probation assesses that home incarceration will avoid the complications and potential dangers of formal custodial incarceration, and that any additional supervision is futile because Probation “has exhausted all efforts and resources to correct Mr. Hernandez’s behavior.” The Government respectfully opposes Probation’s position," filing 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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