Tekashi 6ix9ine Released From Jail Due To Coronavirus

Tekashi 6ix9ine has been released from prison today.

The judge has ordered that the rapper shall serve the first 4 months in home incarceration, to be enforced by GPS monitoring. The order says:

“The Court accordingly finds that, in light of the heightened medical risk presented to Mr. Hernandez by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are extraordinary and compelling reasons to reduce Mr. Hernandez’s sentence in the manner requested––to wit, releasing Mr. Hernandez from custody and requiring him to serve his first four months of supervised release in home confinement, on specified conditions.”

6ix9ine and his legal team filed an application to serve the rest of his sentence at home on March 22. Prisoners who have been deemed at high risk of contacting COVID-19 have been released early, including one of the defendants in the same case 6ix9ine was involved with, Kintea "Kooda B" McKenzie. People with asthma are among those considered high risk, and 6ix9ine has notably had issues with his asthma in the past. It is unclear if 6ix9ine has contracted the virus or not.

6ix9ine's lawyer says the rapper has no intention of going into witness protection and “hopes to resume his career”.

Tekashi was sentenced to 2 years on racketeering and firearms charges, a reduces sentence considering his cooperation with the authorities. The 22-year-old rapper was originally facing more than four decades in prison on nine federal charges including racketeering, conspiracy, and narcotics trafficking. Last month, Tekashi’s legal representative Lance Lazzaro that 6ix9ine will be released from prison on August 2nd.