{"id":46928,"date":"2023-10-18T21:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T21:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/18\/tekashi-6ix9ine-could-be-detained-in-dominican-republic-for-years\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T21:34:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T21:34:00","slug":"tekashi-6ix9ine-could-be-detained-in-dominican-republic-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/18\/tekashi-6ix9ine-could-be-detained-in-dominican-republic-for-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Tekashi 6ix9ine Could Be Detained in Dominican Republic for \u2018Years\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine<\/strong><\/a> has a long legal battle ahead after he was arrested in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, October, 15, for allegedly assaulting two music producers.<\/p>\n

\u201cTekashi 6ix9ine can be detained [in the Dominican Republic] for months, maybe even years,\u201d attorney Neama Rahmani<\/strong><\/a>, who is not involved with the case, exclusively told Us Weekly<\/em> on Tuesday, October 17.<\/p>\n

Rahmani noted that claims Tekashi 6ix9ine attempted to flee the country won\u2019t help the musician\u2019s case. (Dominican Republic-based criminal lawyer Felix Portes claimed via Instagram <\/a>earlier this week that Tekashi 6ix9ine tried to leave the Dominican Republic via private jet prior to his arrest. Us<\/em> reached out to Tekashi 6ix9ine\u2019s team for comment.)<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever you\u2019re looking at whether someone should be detained, you look at two factors: risk of flight and danger to the community,\u201d Rahmani explained. \u201cAnd here you have someone who tried to flee when he had a warrant. \u2026 Flight is consciousness of guilt.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The attorney added that Tekashi 6ix9ine\u2019s \u201cpretty significant criminal history<\/a>\u201d could also work against him when it comes to detainment. \u201cI think he\u2019s going to be there for quite some time until this gets resolved,\u201d Rahmani said.<\/p>\n

Tekashi 6ix9ine was previously sentenced to four years of probation in October 2018 after he pleaded guilty to one felony count of use of a child in sexual performance for participating in the recording and distribution of a video in which a 13-year-old girl performs sex acts.<\/p>\n

Less than one year later, in February 2019, the \u201cGOOBA\u201d artist<\/a> evaded serious prison time by pleading guilty to nine charges including conspiracy to commit murder and armed robbery and testifying against other members of the Nine Trey Gangster Bloods gang. He originally faced more than 40 years of prison when he was first charged in 2018.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Celebrities Who Became Friends in Prison<\/a>
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\n\t\t\tPlenty of celebrities have gone to prison and made lasting friendships on the inside, but only a handful get the chance to bond with other famous people. Mike \u201cThe Situation\u201d Sorrentino \u2014 who spent eight months in New York\u2019s FCI Otisville \u2014 connected with not one but two big names while he was serving time [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Due to his cooperation during the trial, Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to two years of prison in December 2019. He was granted early release in April 2020 following fears that his asthma would make him particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As for whether Tekashi 6ix9ine could face jail time for his legal troubles in the Dominican Republic, Rahmani told Us<\/em> that \u201cit really depends\u201d on several factors.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least here in the states, there\u2019s two really types of assaults \u2014 there\u2019s misdemeanor assault and there\u2019s felony. It really depends on, \u2018Was there a weapon involved? Was there serious bodily injury?<\/a>\u2019\u2019 he explained.<\/p>\n

Rahmani added that whatever happens with the case, it\u2019s likely to play out in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n

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