American Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is heading back to jail after a Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s office spokesperson confirmed he was sentenced to three months in prison. The sentence was handed down after the musician once again violated the terms of his probation, stemming from his well-publicised 2018 racketeering case.
The star is required to surrender to authorities on 6 January.
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s legal troubles date back to 2018, when he was arrested on federal racketeering and firearms charges in connection with the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods gang.
Facing a potential decades-long sentence, the rapper agreed to cooperate with federal authorities. This led to a significantly reduced sentence of two years in prison, with the remainder of his sentence, which he served after his release, placed under five years of supervised release or probation.
The core conditions of this probation included:
Abstaining from all illegal drug use, refraining from committing any further crimes, and avoiding contact with former gang members and associates.
The recent actions that led to the three-month sentence demonstrate a failure to adhere to the strict conditions of his supervised release:
Tekashi was caught in possession of illegal narcotics, specifically cocaine and MDMA.
He also admitted to physically assaulting a man during a recent trip to a mall in Florida.
The assault occurred after the victim taunted him about ‘flipping’ on his former Brooklyn gangmates, a direct reference to his cooperation with federal authorities in 2019.
Despite the looming return to prison, the rapper appears unconcerned. Tekashi 6ix9ine claimed he was not worried about the impending three-month sentence.
He commented that he felt the verdict was fair, acknowledging that the judge had given due consideration to all the facts presented by him and his legal team.
“He’ll be confined away from the madness and will use the solitary to get in shape!”
The rapper strongly suspects he will be housed in a secure, segregated unit within the facility. This precaution is standard practice due to his status as a cooperating witness, or ‘snitch,’ which poses a significant security risk if he were placed in the general population.
Tekashi plans to use the mandatory solitary time as an opportunity for self-improvement and physical training, viewing the confinement as a necessary, short-term retreat from his current lifestyle.
