Tekashi 6ix9ine Arrested On Racketeering And Firearms Charges

Tekashi 6ix9ine was in federal custody on Monday on racketeering and firearms charges, along with three associates, officials told The Daily Beast.

Further details of the case involving the rapper—whose real name is Daniel Hernandez—were to be announced at an afternoon arraignment in Manhattan federal court.

But a recent memo from state prosecutors in an unrelated sex-crimes case accused him of being part of a “criminal enterprise,” namely the gang 9 Trey Bloods.

“[Tekashi] openly identifies as a member of the 9 Trey Bloods, frequently referencing the Bloods in his music and celebrating his gang involvement in the social media posts he broadcasts to his 14 million followers on Instagram,” the Manhattan prosecutors said in court papers.

A July 28 video posted to his Instagram account shows Tekashi 6ix9ine getting into a car in Miami, picking up what appears to be an automatic weapon and saying, “Trey Way!”

An attorney for Tekashi, 22, has previously denied his client is affiliated with any gang but could not be reached for comment on the new federal charges.

Three Tekashi associates were also arrested in the operation, including Kifano “Shotti” Jordan, who was his manager until he abruptly fired the entire team last week. Also busted was Faheem “Crippy” Walter, who was previously charged with gang assault after a confrontation at a Tekashi celebration, which left him wounded. Jensel “Ish” Butler was also charged.

Tekashi, 22, is known for his rainbow-colored hair, face tattoos and a string of run-ins with the law.

Hernandez admitted in detail to the sex crime but escaped jail time as a youthful offender—with the requirement that he stay out of trouble. But law enforcement has entered his orbit several times since then.

Police say he left his sentencing with a “carload of known gang members.” An on Nov. 8, gunfire interrupted the filming of a video in Beverly Hills, in which Kanye West and Nicki Minaj were set to take part.

Last week, he appeared in Brooklyn Criminal Court on a charge of disorderly conduct related to an incident in May, when an officer allegedly was injured after stopping Hernandez for driving with a suspended license. He was fined $120.

In his 2015 plea agreement, Hernandez was to demonstrate “that the crime he committed was the result of a serious mistake he made in his youth, one that was not indicative of the law abiding life he intended to lead as an adult,” according to a memorandum written last month by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.

“Since defendant’s plea of guilty on October 20, 2015, he has not only become a successful recording artist, but is now a self-admitted member of a violent gang, the 9 Trey Bloods,” the memo states, noting that such affiliation is “patently inconsistent with his acceptance of responsibility and rehabilitation.”

“He has... been arrested multiple times for crimes he committed this year” and “exacerbated his own violent conduct by using his public platform and significant following to provoke and promote incidents of gun violence,” according to the memo.

So .... He got indicted with the same n!gg@s he talked sh!t about and fired ........

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