Rapper Daniel Hernandez, often known as Tekashi 6ix9ine, is escorted by police as he arrives to seem at court docket, Palace of Justice, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. Authorities arrested the rapper on Jan. 17 on expenses of home violence. (AP Photograph/Ricardo Hernandez)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A decide on Thursday conditionally launched U.S. rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine after he was arrested in the Dominican Republic last week on home violence expenses.
The rapper, whose actual title is Daniel Hernández, was ordered to pay a $510 deposit, endure authorities counseling and meet with authorities each two months till they conclude their investigation into allegations that he assaulted his girlfriend, a Dominican rapper often known as “Yailín.”
The decide, Fátima Veloz, additionally issued safety orders for either side.
After the listening to, Tekashi 6ix9ine’s lawyer, Waldo Pimentel, accused prosecutors of “fabricating” proof in opposition to his shopper.
In the meantime, prosecutor Ana Andrea Villa Camacho defined why she had requested that Tekashi 6ix9ine stay held.
“We all know completely properly why victims don’t file a grievance, why victims recant,” she mentioned.
It’s the second time that Hernández is arrested within the Dominican Republic.
Authorities within the Caribbean nation detained him in October after he was accused of assaulting an area music producer after he and his associate had been recording at his studio.
Hernández additionally was beforehand accused within the U.S. of utilizing a violent gang as a “private hit squad.” He prevented a prolonged jail sentenced by providing testimony in opposition to the 9 Trey Gangsta Bloods, which function within the U.S. East Coast.
In March 2023, he was assaulted by several people at a gym in Florida.
Tekashi 6ix9ine had a multiplatinum hit music, “Fefe,” with Nicki Minaj in 2018. It hit No. 3 on the pop charts.
