Tekashi 6ix9ine Arrested in the Dominican Republic on Domestic Violence Charges: Report

Mar. 15, 2025

Tekashi 6ix9ine in Miami in December 2021.Photo:John Parra/Getty

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Tekashi 6ix9inehas been arrested in the Dominican Republic

The recording artist (whose real name is Daniel Hernández) is reportedly being held in jail in the Dominican Republic capital and scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. Per the AP, a judge will decide at the hearing if Tekashi 6ix9ine must remain in jail or freed on bond as authorities carry out an investigation.

The musician — known for his breakout mixtapeDay69and hits like “Gummo” and “Fefe” withNicki Minaj— has had run-ins with the law multiple times before.

Tekashi 6ix9ine in Miami in August 2021.Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty

Daniel A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty

Per the AP, in October of last year, Tekashi 6ix9ine was also arrested and accused at the time of assaulting a record producer in Dominican Republic after he and his collaborator, Dominican rapper Yailín la Más Viral, had been working at the producer’s studio. The current status of charges in that incident is unclear.

Several months prior in August, the “Gooba” rapper was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida afterfailing to appear in court. He had previously been issued three traffic citations, and when he did not make a court date scheduled for July, a judge issued a warrant for his arrest.

The hip-hop artist was pulled over for another traffic incident while driving a car without a license tag and using an expired license, leading to his arrest.

Tekashi 6ix9ine in Stockholm in September 2018.MICHAEL CAMPANELLA/Redferns

MICHAEL CAMPANELLA/Redferns

The threesuspects involved with the incident were later arrestedand the rapper uploaded a video of it to Instagram,breaking his silenceabout the situation in the caption.

“What happen[ed] here was nothing but cowardly. I’m not mad this happened,” he wrote. “In the street, there’s no rules, so I can’t say they were wrong. Obviously, it wasn’t fair, but again the streets has no rules. Just imagine having nothing to do with a situation and feel obligated to make it your business. (Very weird) I’m happy to be here still. And I want to say I love my fans. Thank you.”

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He was sentenced to two years but wasreleased from federal prison earlyin April 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns.

Tekashi 6ix9ine was also previouslysentenced to four years probation and 1,000 hours of community servicein October 2018 for a prior arrest over his involvement in a child sex case.

source: people.com