Tekashi 6ix9ine transferred from federal jail for 'security reasons' after allegedly receiving threats to his life

Tekashi 6ix9ine was moved from Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park in general population. He was arrested Sunday on charges of racketeering and various firearm charges.
PUBLISHED NOV 23, 2018

Tekashi 6ix9ine was reportedly moved from a federal cell located in Brooklyn, New York, after the rapper claimed he received threats of violence he believed were dangerous to his life. He was being held at Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park in general population.

He was arrested Sunday on charges of racketeering and various firearm charges. TMZ reported the rapper was taken to another federal facility where officials take witnesses who co-operate. He is now said to be in a place with "neutral inmates." TMZ's sources also revealed the change in plans happened Wednesday night. 6ix9ine reportedly asked to be in a facility away from the Bloods as well as the Crips, gangs he was allegedly a part of in the past.

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