Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was conditionally released from a Dominican Republic prison on Thursday after being arrested on domestic violence charges last week.
The rapper, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, has posted a $510 bond, received government counseling and is currently in contact with authorities pending an investigation into his alleged assault on his girlfriend, a Dominican rapper known as “Yalin La.” He was ordered to meet every two months. Mass viral. ”
of A video showed the “Fefe” singer lunging at a woman. She retaliated with blows of her own and tears in her eyes.
Yailin, whose real name is Georgina Guillermo-Diaz, was also arrested for her involvement in the brawl. She was released after Mr. Hernandez posted $9,000 bail.
Hernandez, 27, was led into court with his wrists shackled and wearing a bulletproof vest and helmet. He was escorted out by a swarm of police.
His lawyer accused prosecutors of “fabricating” the evidence against his client.
Guillermo Díaz himself did not report any domestic violence charges, but prosecutor Ana Andrea Villa Camacho said he was a typical victim.
“We know very well why victims don't press charges, why victims recant,” she said, calling for Mr. Hernández to remain in custody.
After her arrest, Hernandez told police that Guillermo-Diaz hit her and her car multiple times, and showed the video footage as evidence.
Guillermo Diaz reportedly admitted to crashing his car “to put her in financial trouble” because she was angry that he had allegedly taken her money and passport.
She later posted a tweet on Instagram claiming Hernandez has a history of domestic violence and claiming the “Trolls” rapper first hit his girlfriend and then videotaped her when she retaliated. Reposted.
Judge Fatima Velos ultimately granted the rapper conditional freedom and also issued protective orders for both parties.
Representatives for Mr. Hernández did not immediately respond to the newspaper's request for comment.
The domestic violence arrest is the latest in a series of criminal charges against the rapper, and his second in the Dominican Republic.
In October, six months after he was assaulted by several people at a gym in Florida, he was arrested for assaulting two music producers while recording a song with Guillermo Diaz at a seaside hotel in the Dominican Republic. It was done.
Hernandez, who has previously been accused in the United States of using violent gangs as “personal hit squads,” gave testimony about the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, a gang operating on the East Coast. This saved him from imprisonment.
In 2015, Hernandez also pleaded guilty to one count of using a child in a sexual performance. The incident involved physical contact with a 13-year-old girl, and Hernandez was sentenced to four years' probation.
But just three years later, he was arrested again on racketeering and other weapons and drug charges that could have resulted in a minimum sentence of 47 years in prison.
Instead, prosecutors ended a deal to plead guilty to nine charges, including conspiracy to commit murder, and he was sentenced to just two years in prison.
Hernandez was then released from prison and placed under house arrest in April 2020, amid the pandemic, because he suffers from asthma.
He completed his sentence in August 2020.
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