Three folks had been taken into custody after an alleged assault on rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine in a South Florida health club final week, authorities stated Thursday.
Rafael Medina Jr., 43; Octavious Medina, 23; and Anthony Maldonado, 25, had been arrested and had been being booked, the Palm Seaside County Sheriff’s Workplace stated in an announcement Thursday night time.
They’re accused of assaulting and robbing the rapper, whom the workplace recognized by his actual identify, Daniel Hernandez.
Jail data present that Rafael Medina and Maldonado had been being held on suspicion of felony battery and theft expenses. Data weren’t obtainable for Octavious Medina.
It was not clear whether or not they have attorneys to talk on their behalf.
The rapper, 26, was in a sauna at an LA Health south of West Palm Seaside on March 21 when a gaggle of individuals approached him and “beat him up,” his lawyer stated.
“He had cuts to his face and bruises,” the lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, stated in an announcement.
The rapper tried to struggle again, Lazzaro stated, and the group is alleged to have fled after staff heard the disturbance.
Video posted on social media confirmed him strolling by the health club with blood on his face.
The sheriff’s workplace stated in a separate assertion that deputies had been alerted to the altercation and that the rapper was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening accidents.
In 2019, 6ix9ine pleaded responsible to a number of counts of racketeering, firearms offenses and drug trafficking. He confronted 47 years behind bars however was given a decreased sentence after his testimony helped prosecutors convict two infamous gang leaders.
Minyvonne Burke and Joe Kottke contributed.
