6ix9ine recently opened up about his July 2018 arrest at New York's JFK Airport, stemming from an outstanding warrant related to an alleged incident at a Houston mall where he reportedly choked a 16-year-old.
During a visit with VladTV, 6ix9ine reflected on the events leading up to his eventual federal racketeering case, and emphasized what he says was its connection to the January 2018 mall incident and his subsequent arrest for it half a year later. 6ix9ine spoke on the incident, recalling Santiago Albarran recording him and calling him an "ice cream truck."
The case was dismissed at Albarran's request in late 2019. 6ix9ine said he made amends with the alleged victim, saying, "I took a picture with him in the court."
6ix9ine maintains that the arrest, which occurred while he was on the rise following hits like "FEFE," was actually an attempt by federal agents to access his personal information, saying that he already knew the feds were watching his every move.
He pointed out that the Texas charge was a misdemeanor, and argued that authorities were using the minor charge in order to gain access his phone, claiming, "The feds had nothing to arrest me on."
6ix9ine added that the official justification for the arrest masked authorities' true intent.
"The feds grabbed a misdemeanor in Texas to try to extradite me, but it wasn't that," he said. "The feds used that misdemeanor to try to get into my cell phone and see all the calls, bro."
This alleged move by law enforcement followed actions 6ix9ine said he took abroad to secure his data. He recalled having smashed his phone on an overseas trip just prior to the New York arrest. When he landed back in the U.S. at JFK and was confronted about the missing device by the police who arrested him, he recalled saying, "I don't believe in phones."
For the full story of 6ix9ine, including all the details of the federal case against him, check out Complex Presents Dummy Boy: Tekashi 6ix9ine and the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods.