By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon [ Ссылка ]
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Sept 17 – On the first morning of evidence in the trial of Aljermiah Mack and Anthony Ellison for allegedly kidnapping Daniel Hernandez / Tekashi 6ix9ine, the government put on the stand NYPD Detective Robert Deck to talk about slashing and shooting around Smurf Village in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. They'd said #6ix9ine would be their second witness but then moved him to third.
In the last segment of September 17, running to 4 pm, Hernandez started describing the structure of the gang, in prison and on the street, Godfather to five star generals. It went like this: The AUSA asked, "When did you become a member of Nine Trey?" November 2017. Were you initiated? No. You had to shoot your 31...
#6ix9ine: to be initiated you had to do work. Like, cutting someone's face. Mr Hernandez, but you were not initiated, right. Right. I just had to keep making hits and giving financial support to the gang. Equipping with guns. Like, so they could buy guns ... So what did you get from Nine Trey? "I would say my career. Credibility. Protection. All of the above." Trey Way was something what we could market. Q: Could you demonstrate the handshake? A: I need two people, but...
Now #6ix9ine is shaking hands with himself, standing up so the jury can see. AUSA: "Who taught you that?" "I'm doing it with Shotti a lot." "The nine with your index finger and your thumb." Nuke taught me. Photo. "I think I was just getting the hang of it."
"We show up at a strip club in Brooklyn. Angels strip club, I don't want to be quoted." [There is a court reporter.] I wasn't making the sign right. He pulled me to the side. Yo, like, if you're going to be Nine Trey you have to make the sign right.
Mr. Hernandez, did you ever see Mr. Ellison make the sign? "Yes." Cuing up another video. "Your honor, there's a little technical issue." Engelmayer: Ok, very good. "Just show the witness the opening frame of Exhibit 802." Pauses at 7 seconds on the B-word
"Mr Hernandez if you could identify the people in the photograph." "I don't know the guy in the LA hat." "And what is Mel Murda wearing?" "Cincinnati Reds... He's the grandfather, I mean godfather, of the Nine Trey Bloods." a/k/a Mel Matrix...
A: "Does 9 Trey have a leadership structure?" Yes. There was a street line up and a prison line up. A: How did the prison line up work? "My understanding is that with the prison line up there was a higher up to get anything sanctioned on the street." Objection!
Overruled. Now 6ix9ine says he spoke to Frank White and Magoo. "They could say who had ranking and who didn't." Q: Turning to the street line up, were there ranks? A: There was a godfather... twins... Five star general...
Who occupied the positions? "Mel Murda was the godfather. Right under was Shotti... Seqo Billy was a five star."'
#6ix9ine: "Shotti told me if you take care of the people behind the wall, they'll take care of you." Judge Engelmayer says lunch will be ordered in for jurors tomorrow, to save time.
Judge: "Counsel I'll see you tomorrow." More on Patreon here.
Earlier, Hernandez did begin at 2:10 pm and things quickly turned to Gummo and Kooda, the N-word and the Big Homie of Smurf Village in Bed-Stuy. Here's how it went: "Your honor, the government calls Daniel Hernandez." He's in prison blues. Deputy Smallman just swore him in. It's on.
Q: Mr Hernandez, where were you born? Bushwick, Brooklyn. Q: how far did you go in school? Like tenth grade. When did you start living in federal custody? When did you start cooperating? "The next day. The day after we were taken down."
to be continued
