Tekashi 69 Asks Judge To Serve His Sentence At Home Because He Says His Safety Is At Risk In Jail

TSR Updatez: Tekashi 69 is reportedly looking for a change of scenery while serving his time because he reportedly doesn’t feel safe behind bars.

Tekashi’s lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, filed court docs asking a judge to allow him to serve the rest of his 24-month sentence under home confinement or in a community correctional facility, according to TMZ.

His lawyer claims Tekashi’s safety is seriously at risk because of his snitching reputation and he says the private jail that Tekashi is locked up in is currently filled with Blood gang members.

 

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TSR STAFF: Christina C! @cdelafresh ___ #TSRUpdatez: #Tekashi69 is reportedly looking for a change of scenery while serving his time because he reportedly doesn’t feel safe behind bars. ___ Tekashi’s lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, filed court docs asking the judge in Tekashi’s case to allow him to serve the rest of his 24-month sentence under home confinement or in a community correctional facility, according to @tmz_tv. ___ His lawyer claims Tekashi’s safety is seriously at risk because of his snitching reputation and he says the private jail that Tekashi is locked up in is currently filled with-click the link in our bio to read more.

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Now, just before Christmas, Tekashi was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison in his racketeering case despite initial reports suggesting that he would be released after cooperating in the investigation.

 

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TSR STAFF: Brianne D! @beedev_ ______________________________________ #Roommates, the verdict is in, and Judge Engelmayer was not trying to hear anything about #Tekashi69 being released from prison today! Despite previous reports of him possibly being released on a time served verdict, he will remain behind bars. ______________________________________ Judge Engelmayer acknowledges that Tekashi did a great thing by cooperating with the feds , but he says he doesn’t believe 13 months behind bars is a harsh enough sentence for the crimes he took part in. ______________________________________ “However, I cannot agree with your counsel that time served is appropriate,” he says. “In my judgement, your conduct is too violent and selfish to make 13 months—click the link in our bio to read more!

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Because he’s already served 14 months, Tekashi could be out as early as August but it sounds like he’s trying to be home sooner. Tekashi also was sentenced to five years of supervised release.

You can catch up on Tekashi’s case here.

Roommates, do you think Tekashi 69’s request should be granted? Let us know!