The arrests timeline for Tekashi 6ix9ine, the Brooklyn rapper born Daniel Hernandez, runs from a 2015 child sexual performance case through a 2018 federal racketeering indictment, a cooperation deal that cut his prison time, foreign domestic violence charges, and a string of supervised release violations that put him back behind bars as recently as 2026. What follows is each arrest and case in order, with the charges, outcomes, and where the file leaves things unresolved.
2015: Child Sexual Performance Case
Hernandez was eighteen when videos surfaced showing him sexually engaging with a thirteen-year-old girl at a Harlem party. He pleaded guilty to the use of a child in a sexual performance, and in October 2018 a judge sentenced him to four years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service.1NBC Miami. Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to Probation in Child Sex Case He was not required to register as a sex offender, but he was ordered to stay away from gang activity and barred from posting sexually explicit or violent images of women or children online.2Pitchfork. Tekashi 6ix9ine Sued for 2015 Sexual Assault of a Minor
In 2020, the alleged victim filed a civil suit under New York’s Child Victims Act, claiming she had been under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the party and naming Hernandez and an associate as defendants.2Pitchfork. Tekashi 6ix9ine Sued for 2015 Sexual Assault of a Minor
November 2018: Federal Racketeering Arrest
Weeks after Hernandez received probation in the sex case, federal agents arrested him in New York. An indictment unsealed on November 19, 2018, in the Southern District of New York charged him and five associates tied to the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods with racketeering conspiracy, firearms offenses, and other crimes, including a gunpoint robbery in Manhattan and a Brooklyn shooting that wounded a bystander.3U.S. Department of Justice. Recording Artist and Performer Tekashi 6ix9ine and Five Other Members and Associates Charged The stacked charges carried potential sentences up to life. The case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer, who would remain the judge overseeing Hernandez’s federal matters for years afterward.
2019: Guilty Plea, Cooperation, and Two-Year Sentence
In February 2019, Hernandez pleaded guilty to nine counts — racketeering conspiracy, firearms offenses, and narcotics trafficking — under a cooperation agreement with federal prosecutors.4The Washington Post. Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to Two Years in Prison Over Federal Racketeering Charges During those pretrial proceedings he also admitted to engaging in domestic violence between 2011 and 2018.5Rolling Stone. Tekashi 6ix9ine Arrested in Dominican Republic on Domestic Violence Charges
That September, he testified as the government’s star witness at the trial of Nine Trey leaders Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack. Ellison was later sentenced to 24 years for racketeering conspiracy and kidnapping, and Mack to 17 years for racketeering conspiracy and heroin distribution conspiracy.6U.S. Department of Justice. High-Ranking Member of Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison7U.S. Department of Justice. Leader of Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison A third leader, Jamel “Mel Murda” Jones, had already pleaded guilty and received more than 11 years.8U.S. Department of Justice. Leader of Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison
On December 18, 2019, Judge Engelmayer sentenced Hernandez to two years in prison, far below the 47-year maximum he faced, followed by five years of supervised release.4The Washington Post. Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to Two Years in Prison Over Federal Racketeering Charges9U.S. News & World Report. Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Gets 3 Months in Prison for Violating Probation in Gang Case In April 2020, he was released several months early during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve the rest of the term on supervised release, with conditions including drug testing, travel restrictions, and 300 hours of community service.10Courthouse News Service. Prison Possible as Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to Probation Violations
2021–2023: Miami Bottle Lawsuit and a Dominican Republic Arrest
In 2021, a dancer named Alexis Salaberrios sued Hernandez, alleging he had thrown a champagne bottle at her head at Gold Rush Cabaret in Miami, sending her to the emergency room for staples.11Axios. Tekashi 6ix9ine Legal and Court News Update When he failed to appear for trial in July 2023, a jury awarded her $9.825 million by default. Salaberrios later alleged in court filings that he had hidden assets, including a Lake Worth home and a Rolls-Royce, through family members and shell companies, and a court-appointed receiver was authorized to liquidate property to satisfy the judgment.12TMZ. Tekashi 6ix9ine Assets to Be Sold to Pay Judgment in Stripper Bottle Injury Lawsuit
In October 2023, Hernandez was arrested at a seaside hotel in the Dominican Republic on suspicion of assaulting two local music producers.13Rolling Stone. Tekashi 6ix9ine Controversies Timeline
2024: Domestic Violence Arrests and First Supervised Release Violation
In December 2023, Hernandez’s then-partner Yailin la Más Viral was arrested in Palm Beach, Florida, on charges including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after an argument in which she allegedly struck him with a two-by-four and damaged his Bentley.14NBC Miami. Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Girlfriend Arrested in Palm Beach for Alleged Battery of Rapper Weeks later, in January 2024, Dominican authorities arrested Hernandez himself in Santo Domingo on domestic violence charges involving Yailin.15The Guardian. Tekashi 6ix9ine Arrested in Dominican Republic on Domestic Violence Charges A Dominican judge ordered his conditional release on January 25, 2024, while the investigation continued.16Courthouse News Service. Dominican Judge Orders Conditional Release of Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine in Domestic Violence Case The file does not report a final outcome.
Back in the U.S., federal authorities found Hernandez had traveled to Las Vegas for a performance without permission, failed two required drug tests, and tested positive for methamphetamine. Judge Engelmayer ordered him detained on October 29, 2024. On November 12, after Hernandez admitted to all five violation specifications, the judge sentenced him to 45 days.17ABC7 New York. Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to 3 Months in Federal Prison for Violations of Supervised Release He was released from MDC Brooklyn on December 13, 2024.18Inner City Press. USA v. Hernandez Supervised Release Violation Proceedings
2025: Miami Home Raid and Palm Beach Mall Assault
He was out roughly three months before the next problems. In March 2025, federal probation officers raided his Miami home after a tip that he possessed MDMA and a revolver. Officers found three orange MDMA pills and cocaine residue in his bedroom, plus fentanyl, marijuana, and a Glock 9mm in the pool house.19Yahoo News. Police Raided 6ix9ine Home in March
On August 8, 2025, Hernandez and another man assaulted a person at a Palm Beach County mall. His attorney said the victim had called him a “snitch,” threatened him and his family, and was armed with a gun. A federal spokesperson said Hernandez admitted he had kicked and punched the man “without having any legal justification to do so.”20NBC News. Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Ordered Held on Home Detention After Mall Altercation
Hernandez was arraigned on four new supervised release specifications on April 21, 2025.18Inner City Press. USA v. Hernandez Supervised Release Violation Proceedings On July 23, 2025, he pleaded guilty to possessing the ecstasy and cocaine found at the Miami home; prosecutors agreed to drop the gun and additional drug charges in exchange for the plea. Probation recommended three to nine months, though Judge Engelmayer noted the range ran up to five years followed by lifetime supervision.10Courthouse News Service. Prison Possible as Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Pleads Guilty to Probation Violations
2026: Three Months at MDC Brooklyn
On December 5, 2025, Judge Engelmayer sentenced Hernandez to three months in federal prison for the assault and drug violations, plus a fresh twelve months of supervised release.21New York Post. Tekashi 6ix9ine Learns Fate After Violating Probation Again22NBC New York. Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine Sentenced to Prison for Violating Probation He was ordered to report to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on January 6, 2026, and walked out on April 3, 2026.23NBC Miami. Tekashi 6ix9ine Leaves New York Jail Carrying Plush Toy Signed by Maduro
Where Things Stand Now
Hernandez is serving twelve months of supervised release under Judge Engelmayer’s continued oversight. The nearly $10 million civil judgment from the Miami bottle case remains outstanding, and the file does not report a final resolution of the Dominican Republic domestic violence investigation. His federal case, 1:18-cr-834 (USA v. Jones et al.), remains open in the Southern District of New York.18Inner City Press. USA v. Hernandez Supervised Release Violation Proceedings