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Tekashi 6ix9ines former bodyguard was found guilty on Thursday of kidnapping the FEFE rapper last summer.
Attorneys Office said Ellisonkidnapped and robbed Tekashi,whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, in July 2018.
Prosecutors also claimed that Mack peddled drugs such as fentanyl and heroin.
Mack was found guilty of distributing drugs.
Both were convicted of racketeering conspiracy.
Ellison was found not guilty of using a firearm during Hernandezs kidnapping.
Mack was found not guilty of a firearms count related to his drug-dealing.
Both face sentences of up to life in federal lockup.
His testimony stemmed from a plea deal with prosecutors.
Hernandez revealed at trial that he decided to cooperate just one day after his arrest.
His time on the witness stand was characterized by bothbombshell and bizarre moments.
Hernandez claimed Cardi B was a member of the Bloods and that Jim Jones was in Nine Trey.
Now he gotta get violated, Jim Jones said in the call, which was recorded via wiretap.
Yeah, super violated.
Super duper, Jamel Jones responded.
Just tell that na that he not a gang member no more.
He kicked out the whip.
He was never a gang member, Jim Jones also said.
The repeated dime-dropping earned Hernandez the #Tekashisnitch9 hashtag on Twitter.
Hernandez also detailed attacks onTrippie Reddand Chief Keef.
We attacked him at his hotel, Hernandez said plainly of the November 2017 melee.
Trippie Redds manager said that he wanted to squash the beef … the online verbal attacks, Hernandez testified.
He said, If you change your mind, here is the address of the video shoot.
Hernandez and Jordan went to Red Hook, where the video shoot was taking place.
They saw Trippie Redds sprinter van a sizeable vehicle that can transport more than 12 people and waited.
We camped out, Hernandez explained, matter-of-factly.
After Trippie Redd left the shoot, he got into the sprinter.
Were, like, cutting between lanes.
The van ultimately arrived at the Gansevoort Hotel.
Ellison also rolled up, parking parallel to the Meatpacking District building.
Ellison, Kifano, and some others in their clique walked into the Gansevoort.
Shotti comes out screaming, Its fucking TreyWey.
Its the fucking mob!
We got that na!
He said that Harv punched Trippie Redd in the mouth.
Hernandez claimed he asked his pal Kooda to fire at Keef in exchange for $20,000.
Hernandez and Kooda met up after the incident on June 2 last year.
Hernandez told jurors that he only wound up paying $10,000 because Kooda shot into the air.
Rivera got out to take a look.
I see a guy running up to the passenger side with a gun, he said.
Damn, they caught me.
Its over, Hernandez remembered thinking.
I couldnt hit the lock to the door.
Ellison was also standing there with a gun, Hernandez alleged.
They told me to get into the car before they shoot me, Hernandez continued.
Hernandez did as told and his alleged captors sped off.
They stopped at one point.
Sha dragged Hernandez out.
Sha had me pinned down by the hair, Hernandez claimed.
He just kept hitting me on my face.
Sha and Ellison told him to say not Billy a way to state he wasnt in Nine Trey.
I said it three times, Hernandez testified.
Despite complying, Sha kept saying, We should do this na, Hernandez claimed.
Youre right, Ellison allegedly responded.
Nobodys ever gonna know, this is a stolie anyway.
A stolen vehicle, Hernandez subsequently explained of the word stolie.
Ellison allegedly asked Hernandez, Yo, what you got?
Hernandez said he didnt have any jewelry with him.
We came to an agreement, if I gave [them] jewelry, they would let me go.
Hernandez called his daughters mother, who was at his house.
He told her to bring his jewelry downstairs, where Sha met her.
(The ponys mane was made with Hernandezs own Technicolor hair.)
Hernandez wound up bolting from their car.
He slipped into the back of a passing strangers vehicle, eventually winding up at a Long Island hospital.
He identified purported Nine Trey members who appeared in these clips.
When Hernandez heard his music, he gently nodded with the beat.
Ellison is scheduled to be sentenced on February 26, and Mack om February 9.
But theres no conviction there was a gun.
One of Macks lawyers also expressed disappointment, saying he is looking forward to his appeal.
I thought he was interesting, the juror said.
She said Hernandez was a believable witness and that his music didnt come up during deliberations at all.
His music was interesting but not my style, she also said, saying she prefers Green Day.
Its different, to say the least.
