Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was ordered immediately freed from a Manhattan federal prison four months early on Thursday by a judge who cited his asthma and the greater danger he would face behind bars during the novel coronavirus outbreak.
U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer made the ruling a day after telling lawyers on both sides that he intended to do so. View link » Engelmayer cited “a raging and virulent pandemic that has entered federal prisons in New York City.” Prosecutors did not oppose the action. RELATED: Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Prison Release Date Set For August “In light of the heightened medical risk presented to Mr.