Daniel Hernandez, popularly known as Tekashi 6ix9ine has requested to serve the remainder of his sentence at home because the rapper believes he’s at serious risk behind bars.
On Tuesday, Complex reported that they had obtained legal documents filed by Tekashi’s lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, wherein the rapper requested to serve out the remainder of his prison term under home confinement or in a community correctional facility.
According to TMZ, Tekashi filed for the request because according to the rapper, his life may be “seriously at risk,” as there are other members of the Blood gang at the prison where he is currently housed.
He is reportedly concerned that they may want to harm him amid his highly publicized court testimonies against their fellow gang associates from the Nine Trey Bloods faction.
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In 2019, Tekashi was sentenced to prison after being charged with nine federal counts including racketeering, conspiracy, weapon possession and drug trafficking.
He later pleaded guilty to the charges, but his sentence was reduced as he became an informant for the federal authorities. As a result, the rappers life is being threatened in jail.
Tekashi noted that the private jail he’s currently in is full of Blood gang members who want him dead for snitching.
Lazzaro wrote: “given the significant and ongoing threat to Hernandez’s safety as a result of his past and potential future cooperation, the government has filed papers which force Hernandez to remain incarcerated at a private jail in an effort to secure his safety. However, even at the private jail, Hernandez is still housed with various members of the Bloods.”