Tekashi 6ix9ine arrested on domestic violence charges by Dominican authorities
- The rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernández, was arrested on Wednesday
- Hernández, 27, was taken into custody in the capital of Santo Domingo
- The artist will appear in court on Thursday on charges of domestic violence
American rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been arrested in the Dominican Republic on charges of domestic violence.
The 27-year-old, whose real name is Daniel Hernández, is being held in a prison in the capital of Santo Domingo, where he was arrested on Wednesday, officials said.
No further details were immediately available and it was not immediately clear whether Hernández has an attorney.
The rapper will appear in court on Thursday to find out whether he should remain behind bars or be released on bail as the investigation continues.
The rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernández, is being held in a prison in the capital of Santo Domingo, where he was arrested on Wednesday, officials said.
An earlier mugshot of the rapper, who was born in Bushwick, New York City
The arrest is Hernández’s last brush with the law.
He was arrested at a seaside hotel in the Dominican Republic in October after being accused of assaulting a local music producer.
Hernández and his partner, a Dominican rapper known as Yailín la Más Viral, were recording at the producer’s studio.
He was also previously accused in the US of using a violent gang as a ‘personal assassination squad’, but he avoided jail after giving evidence against the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, who operate on the US east coast.
In March 2023, he was attacked by several people at a gym in Florida.
Tekashi 6ix9ine had a multi-platinum hit in 2018, ‘Fefe’, with Nicki Minaj. It peaked at number 3 on the charts.
In 2015, Hernandez pleaded guilty to using a child in sexual performance and was placed on probation for four years.
And in 2018, he was arrested on racketeering and other gun and drug charges, leaving him facing a minimum of 47 years in prison.
No further details were immediately available about his new arrest, and it was not immediately clear whether Hernández has an attorney
In October 2023, Tekashi 6ix9ine was arrested in the Dominican Republic on suspicion of assaulting two music producers
But prosecutors made a deal with him, which angered the entire rap world.
The rapper pleaded guilty to nine charges – including conspiracy to commit murder – and was instead sentenced to two years in prison.
But in April 2020, he was allowed out of prison due to the pandemic and placed under house arrest because he had asthma. He completed his sentence in August 2020.
Subsequently, Tekashi 6ix9ine was arrested in the Dominican Republic in October 2023 on suspicion of assaulting two music producers.