Tekashi 6ix9ine has been released from prison early after expressing his fears over the coronavirus pandemic. The Gummo rapper, real name Daniel Hernandez, had served 17 months of a two-year sentence after being found guilty of racketeering charges.
According to TMZ, a judge granted Tekashi’s early release from an upstate New York prison today (2 April) after his lawyer expressed the rapper’s fears that he would be vulnerable to the Covid-19 virus as he is an asthma sufferer.
His compassionate release is effective immediately and he will serve the rest of his sentence at home on supervised release.
He will have a GPS monitor fitted for the first four months he will serve at home, and must remain at an address approved by his probation
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