Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine granted early prison release due to coronavirus concerns

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Tekashi 6ix9ine is a free man due to the coronavirus pandemic that spurred a federal judge in Manhattan to release him early from prison because of his asthma, which makes the rapper-turned-informant more vulnerable to the novel virus.

Lance Lazzaro, an attorney for Tekashi, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, confirmed the rapper’s release to Fox News, saying, “We are all very happy that he was released.”

He told the Los Angeles Times in a phone interview: “The judge granted the motion basically because of the virus that’s ravaging our nation.”

“In prison, you can’t practice isolation or containment; it’s just not feasible,” Lazzaro told the newspaper.

According to multiple reports, Tekashi was sprung from a private prison in Jamaica, Queens, by Judge Paul Engelmeyer on Thursday after more than a week of failed attempts from Hernandez’s legal defense team to persuade the Bureau of Prisons to release him early from his sentence, which prior to Thursday was set to end on Aug. 1., for his conviction on racketeering charges last year.

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