The feds want 6ix9ine back behind bars instead of under house arrest for violating his probation…again.
In a sentencing letter written Thursday (Nov. 13) and obtained by Complex, government prosecutors cite the rapper’s possession of cocaine and MDMA and his battery on someone at a Florida mall as reasons he will serve 3 to 9 months in prison, followed by another two years of supervised release.
The letter also recalls a court warning (during his sentencing hearing for prior violation of the conditions of his release) that “any form of violence” would be considered a “serious breach of trust, warranting revocation of supervised release and a return to prison.”
Although prosecutors find “no joy” in seeking a prison sentence for 6ix9ine, whom the letter calls a “former cooperator,” the reason they are doing so is “to send a message to Hernandez and other government cooperators — or those considering cooperating with the government — that they are not above the law because of their cooperator status, and that when they are granted leniency at sentencing, it should not be considered a green light to do it again. »
In a separate letter to Judge Paul Engelmayer, prosecutors admit that the Florida probation office charged with overseeing the rapper’s supervised release has essentially given up and wants him to let go of his hair. Probation recommends a three-month period of home confinement, then that 6ix9ine be free from supervision.
The reason is, the letter explains, that the ministry “has exhausted all efforts and resources to correct Mr. Hernández’s behavior.”
Prosecutors disagree with the department’s view, arguing that letting the controversial artist off the hook would send the wrong message.
The government’s letters to the judge in the 6ix9ine case come days after the rapper’s lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, himself pleaded for the judge not to give him jail time.
“Due to Mr. Hernández’s classification, he is still serving his prison sentence separated and totally isolated from other inmates,” Lazzaro wrote. “As a result, Mr. Hernandez has extremely limited social interaction with other inmates and very little time outside for fresh air and exercise. »
The rapper’s plea comes months after he admitted to violating the terms of his supervised release due to drug possession and assault. At the time of the attack, 6ix9ine was preparing to be sentenced for violating his probation for possession of MDMA and cocaine.
For more on 6ix9ine, including the full story of the federal racketeering case in which he served as a cooperating witness, check out Complex Presents Dummy Boy: Tekashi 6ix9ine and the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.
