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New York Post
2 hours ago
- New York Post
Tekashi 6ix9ine admits he stashed MDMA, cocaine in Florida mansion — but prosecutors say he's ‘turned a corner'
He took another rap. 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. Advertisement '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. Advertisement 3 Tekashi6ix9ine admitted Wednesday he had cocaine and MDMA while under supervised release. Gregory P. Mango 3 The rapper's subdued appearance in Manhattan federal court contrasted with his wild past image. Rachman 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. Advertisement 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. Advertisement 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.
San Francisco Chronicle
2 hours ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine pleads guilty to a drug possession charge
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug possession in violation of his supervised release, marking his latest run-in with the law since he completed a federal prison sentence on racketeering and conspiracy charges. The 29-year-old performer, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, told a Manhattan federal judge that his home in Miami was raided on March 12 and that 'residual' cocaine and MDMA — the party drug known as Molly or ecstasy — were found in his bedroom cabinet. The Brooklyn rapper, who shot to fame with the 2017 release of his song 'Gummo,' will be sentenced Sept. 25. He doesn't face any state charges related to the raid, but U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer warned him that the 'consequences will be severe' if he violates any of the conditions of his release before he is sentenced. Federal sentencing guidelines call for between three and nine months in prison for each count, but Hernandez could face up to five years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release, the judge added. The rapper, who was dressed in a black hoodie and who wasn't sporting his trademark colorful hairstyle, declined to comment as he left the courthouse. Hernandez pleaded guilty in 2018 to his involvement with a violent New York-based gang, the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods. He was handed a lenient sentence of two years in prison in 2019 followed by five years of supervised release for his cooperation in the prosecution of other gang members. He was even released from federal prison several months early during the height of COVID-19 pandemic. But last November, Hernandez was found in violation of his probation for failing to show up for drug tests, traveling to Las Vegas from his Florida home without permission and lying to his probation officer. At the time, Engelmayer sentenced him to another 45 days in federal custody, saying the infractions showed a lack of respect for the law.
Chicago Tribune
19 hours ago
- Chicago Tribune
Lawyer seeks release for Erik Menendez, citing medical condition
LOS ANGELES— Erik Menendez has been hospitalized, prompting his attorney to seek his release from prison ahead of an upcoming parole hearing. The 57-year-old had been serving a sentence of life without parole along with his brother Lyle Menendez after being convicted of murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills, California, home in 1989. A judge recently resentenced the brothers to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole. They will appear in front of the state parole board Aug. 21 and 22. If the board determines they are eligible for parole, Gov. Gavin Newsom must review the decision before they are released. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed Erik Menendez was taken to an outside medical facility Friday and remained there Tuesday 'in fair condition.' His lawyer, Mark Geragos, told TMZ that Menendez was having a 'serious medical condition' and should receive a prison furlough, something the governor granted some inmates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Geragos did not elaborate on the condition, but he said releasing Menendez was the 'only fair and equitable thing to do' so he had time to prepare for his parole hearing properly. Geragos' office confirmed his comments to TMZ but did not make him available for an interview. Newsom's office and a representative for the family declined to comment. A judge last week ordered Los Angeles prosecutors to explain why Erik and Lyle Menendez's murder convictions should not be reexamined in light of new evidence supporting their claims of sexual abuse by their father. While defense attorneys at the time argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. The order was in response to a habeas corpus petition filed by the Menendez brothers in May 2023 seeking a review of their convictions in a process separate from their resentencing bid.
