| After
SDNY Jury Finds 6ix9ine Was Kidnapped But
NOT Robbed At Gunpoint Questions Arise
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Oct 3 – In the case of US
against Aljermiah Mack and
Anthony Ellison, the jury on
October 3 returned a mixed
verdict, see below. Daniel
Hernandez / Tekashi 6ix9ine
who testified for three days
against them said he was
robbed of his jewelry. But
while the jury found Ellison
guilty of kidnapping 69, in
Count 2, it found Ellison not
guilty of gunpoint robbery,
Count 3. Text tweeted by
Inner City Press here.
In the
video the government put into
evidence and Inner City Press
put online here,
driver Jorge Rivera said it
had been "two guys with guns."
Video
at 7:40.
So did the
jury disbelieve Rivera,
cooperating to get out of an
immigration charge and hoping
for a 5K1 letter like 6ix9ine?
Or more fundamentally did they
disbelieve the robbery, after
6ix9ine on Instagram invited
the robbery of his jewelry to
promote his then-upcoming
music release? Inner City
Press will have more on this.
6ixNine is set to
be sentenced on January 24,
2020, hoping to get "time
served" for his cooperation.
Inner City Press tweeted the
schedule here
and will continue to report on
this in detail.
Along with
guilty findings on racketeer,
Count 1, and Counts 2, 5, 6
and 7, it issued "Not Guilty"
rulings on Ellison Counts 3
and 4 and with regard to Nuke
Mack and guns, Count 7. After
more than an hour, got and
published it:
Count 1
Racketeering - Guilty
Count 2 Kidnapping - GUILTY
Counts 3 & 4 Ellison gun -
Not guilty
Count 5 (maiming) - Guilty
Count 6 narcotics - Guilty
Court 7 Mack firearm - Not
Guilty
What the
verdict may mean for 6ix9ine's
bid for both a 5K1
cooperator's letter and "time
served" instead of the 47 year
mandatory minimum he would
otherwise face is not yet
known.
On October 2 the
jury while deliberating on a
verdict asked for information
including the testimony of
Ellison's then girlfriend Ms.
Ramirez and a laptop full of
phone records. They will
resume deliberating on
Thursday October 3 but if they
do not reach a verdict that
day will return only on
Monday. Meanwhile there were
thirty in the courtroom and
thirty in the hall.
Ellison's defense
lawyer Deveraux Cannick told
the jury to closely review
#6ix9ine's testimony, says he
was prepared for hours and
hours by the government and
still there are holes in his
story.
Cannick
emphasizes that #6ix9ine said
he only made one call, a
Facetime to his daughter.
Turns to Cruz claiming he's
worthy of your belief. "Ladies
and gentlemen, I don't buy
it." Cannick is saying
sometimes the government
should tear up the 5K1 letter,
but doesn't. Here's Inner City
Press on a cooperator who
after the deal smuggled drugs
into private prison and sold
them. Judge Gardephe was
outraged, gave
4 years
Government
objects to Cannick saying a
Kristian Cruz call was in the
last six weeks. Judge
Engelmayer doesn't rule, tells
jury that their recollection
will control. Cannick going
back and forth between
references to #6ix9ine and
Cruz
Cannick:
Cruz has no familiarity with
Harv. He said, "Harv is not a
thief" only in order to prime
the pump and get Mel Murda to
talk. But where did Mel Murda
get his info from? Shotti. But
#6ix9ine said "Shotti is a
liar. Shotti is a fraud."
Cannick asked why
the government didn't take at
face value their witness
#6ix9ine's view that Shotti
was a liar. Says
of course Mel Murda told Cruz
whatever he wanted- he needed
Cruz' drugs and money. More here.
For now, more on
Patreon here.
For more on this case, including
the multiple defendant discovery conference
before Judge Engelmayer, click here.
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