Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, has surrendered to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to begin a three-month jail sentence for probation violations. The surrender was streamed live on Tuesday, with streamer Adin Ross accompanying him.
During the nearly two-hour livestream, Hernandez was surrounded by friends, and content creator Stephen Deleonardis helped cut off his ankle monitor. The group travelled to the detention centre in a limousine, singing along to songs by Justin Bieber and Lil Tjay. After Hernandez turned himself in, Ross expressed sadness at the situation.
This is the second time Hernandez has been ordered back behind bars, following two incidents last year while under supervised release from a New York gang case. He previously served a 24-month sentence after a 2018 plea deal related to his involvement with the Nine Trey Bloods gang, on charges including conspiracy, attempted murder, and firearms offences.
Hernandez has faced further legal troubles, including an arrest in the Dominican Republic on domestic violence charges in January 2024, for which he was granted conditional release. In September, he was sued by an ex-girlfriend alleging revenge porn and physical and emotional abuse.
