Tekashi 6ix9ine’s former manager, Kifano “Shotti” Jordan, pleaded guilty on Thursday to two federal weapons counts, officials said. Both Jordan and Tekashi, né Daniel Hernandez, were among those charged last November in a sprawling racketeering case that has brought the rapper’s brief-but-controversial career to an abrupt halt and potential end.
The indictment claimed that they were part of a New York City Bloods offshoot, the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, which allegedly used drugs, murder, and robbery to gain power. In January, Hernandez wound up pleading guilty to nine federal counts and brokered a cooperation deal in an attempt to secure a less severe sentence.
During Jordan’s plea proceeding today, he admitted to “possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence” and “discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence,” according to the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office. The two charges relate to two incidents last year, an April 3 assault in Manhattan, and a shooting in Brooklyn on April 21, prosecutors said.
For the first count, there is a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in federal lockup, and a maximum of life. For the second count, the minimum is ten years behind bars, and the maximum is also life.
During Hernandez’s plea proceeding, it was revealed that he was providing prosecutors information on “multiple violent” Nine Trey associates. Under Hernandez’s plea agreement, he agreed to “truthfully and completely disclose all information of the activities of himself and others to the U.S. Attorney’s Office and that he cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies,” prosecutors said at the time.
Hernandez faces from 47 years to life in federal prison and is expected back in court on Thursday.
This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.
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