The trial of 6ix9ine is finally over, and the rapper, real name Daniel Hernandez, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for his crimes.
The offences 6ix9ine was charged with include racketeering, carrying a firearm, assault with a dangerous weapon, and conspiracy murder charges. (Racketeering is where people repeatedly take money from others, criminally, and are most likely associated with protection rackets).
The rapper was facing up to 47 years in prison, before he testified against former members of Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, hoping that is co-operation would reduce his sentence.
He joined the gang in 2017 but left around a year later.
Nine Trey Bloods committed a number of crimes such as drug dealing, carried out violent attacks, and even commited robberies. 6ix9ine gave information on fellow gang members Anthony Ellison and Aljermiah Mack and both men have since been convicted.
Ellison was also found guilty of kidnapping 6ix9ine, maiming and assault, whilst Mack was also found guilty on drug dealing charges.
Victims of the gangs activities have now spoken out against the gang, with the first victim saying in a statement that the attack “set my life on the wrong course, and destroyed the normal adulthood that I was striving for.”
He added: “Never have I been so scared as the cold, hard metallic gun was pressed against my abdomen.”
Another victim said in her statement: “As a result of this entire ordeal, I have suffered greatly from mental anguish and emotional distress. So traumatised by this aftermath, that over a year later, I have had a difficult time getting past the incident suffering from what we believe is post-traumatic stress disorder.”
She also detailed the impact of “the video of me escaping from the clutches of his thugs on social media and it went viral accumulating millions of views as the public laughed.”
“Ever since, I find myself unable to do the simple things an adult should do.”
The 13 months he’s spent in jail already, will be knocked off the 2 year sentence.
