6ix9ine turns himself in to begin three-month jail term in Brooklyn
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6ix9ine has surrendered to authorities in Brooklyn to begin serving a three-month jail sentence for violating the terms of his supervised release.
The rapper, born Daniel Hernandez, turned himself in on Tuesday, arriving at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park at approximately 2 pm The surrender had been prearranged, marking the start of a 90-day custodial sentence linked to probation violations stemming from his earlier federal case.
Prior to entering custody, 6ix9ine appeared in a nearly two-hour live stream alongside online personality Adin Ross. The broadcast showed the rapper surrounded by friends as he prepared to report to the detention centre. During the stream, content creator Stephen Deleonardis was seen removing 6ix9ine’s ankle monitor. The group travelled to the facility in a limousine, where music played before the tone shifted on arrival.
According to his legal team, 6ix9ine will be housed away from the general prison population due to safety concerns. The facility also holds other high-profile inmates including UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's suspected murderer Luigi Mangione as well as Venezuelan politician Nicolás Maduro. His incarceration follows a series of incidents in 2025 that were deemed violations of his supervised release conditions.
In 2018, Hernandez was arrested in New York on racketeering and firearms charges related to his involvement with the Nine Trey Bloods. After initially pleading not guilty and facing a lengthy potential sentence, he entered a plea agreement in 2019, pleading guilty to nine charges and later testifying against members of the group.