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Tekashi 6ix9ine Arrested in Dominican Republic Amid Domestic Violence Investigation

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has been arrested by authorities in Dominican Republic on charges of domestic violence amid ongoing investigation.

Hernández is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, Jan. 18, where a judge is expected to determine his status while the domestic violence investigation continues. The Dominican Republic National Police last had a run-in with Hernández in October, when the rapper was arrested on suspicion of assaulting two music producers. At the time, with focus on the racketeering charges and the rapper’s involvement with the Nine Trey Bloods prison gang, his then-criminal defense attorney Lance Lazzaro told Rolling Stone: “Danny liked to present the image of being a gangster to sell his music.

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