"He drove up to the gates of the jail in a luxury van with internet personality Adin Ross and a camera crew streaming live as he turned himself in. The facility is the only federal jail in New York City but is so troubled that some judges have refused to send people there and others have described it as " hell on earth " for its poor conditions and constant violence."
"Hernandez admitted last year to assaulting a man and possessing drugs, in violation of the terms of his supervised release in a gang-related case. He was sentenced in December to serve three more months in federal custody. He was previously slapped with a 45-day sentence in 2024 for breaking the terms of his supervised release. Hernandez shot to fame with the 2017 release of his song "Gummo," but the following year he pleaded guilty to his involvement with a violent New York-based gang, the Nine T"
Daniel Hernandez, known as Tekashi 6ix9ine, surrendered at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn to begin a three-month federal sentence after violating the terms of his supervised release. He arrived in a luxury van accompanied by internet personality Adin Ross and a live-streaming camera crew. MDC Brooklyn is the only federal jail in New York City and is described by some judges as having poor conditions and constant violence; it houses high-profile inmates including Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Cilia Flores, and the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO. Hernandez previously admitted to assault and drug possession and already served a 45-day sentence in 2024.
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