Tekashi 69 in Custody Again, Weeks After Sex Case Sentence
Rapper Tekashi 69 is in federal custody on federal racketeering and firearms charges, along with a number of his former associates, law enforcement sources told News 4 on Monday.
Further details were not immediately clear, though the Brooklyn native, born Daniel Hernandez, is expected in federal court later Monday. The NYPD confirmed that Hernandez was in custody and said it was working with the Department of Homeland Security and ATF on the case.
Authorities also arrested three of Hernandez’s former associates, Kifano “Shotti” Jordan, Jensel “Ish” Butler and Faheem “Crippy” Walter, the Associated Press reported. It is unclear whether they had defense attorneys.
Hernandez’s arrest comes less than a month after a judge ordered the rapper to serve four years probation and 1,000 hours of community service for violating the terms of a plea agreement stemming from his 2015 arrest for the use of a child in a sexual performance.
Shortly after that sentencing, there was a shooting involving the rapper’s entourage at an upscale Manhattan restuarant.
Earlier this summer, he reported being kidnapped and robbed in Brooklyn, just days after posting bond for an alleged assault in Houston.
Also known as 6ix9ine, the rapper rose to fame in late 2017 with the release of his debut single “Gummo.”
E! Online contributed to this report.
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