6ix9ine is asking a federal judge to postpone his upcoming sentencing after a violent home invasion left his family shaken and raised concerns about their safety. He faces up to nine months behind bars for violating the terms of his supervised release earlier this year, but the break-in has shifted his immediate focus toward protecting his mother. His attorney requested the delay from U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer so the rapper can arrange a secure relocation for her before returning to court.
In a letter to the judge, attorney Lance Lazzaro described the November 16 incident, when four masked men forced their way into 6ix9ine’s home and threatened his mother at gunpoint. Lazzaro wrote that the rapper was in Miami at the time, appearing on an online livestream with influencer Jack Doherty, which may have signaled to the intruders that the property was unguarded. He emphasized the seriousness of the break-in and the urgent need to move 6ix9ine’s mother to a safer location.
“My office has been in contact with AUSA Jonathan Rebold, and he consents to this request,” Lazzaro added, noting that prosecutors did not oppose the postponement. The judge has not yet ruled on the timing of the sentencing.
He says intruders struck during his brief absence
The rapper addressed the incident on social media the next day, pushing back against speculation surrounding what happened inside his home. “I wanna make this video to clear up all the fake news and rumors,” he said. “The world knows this, it’s a fact: I’m on house arrest; I’ve been on house arrest. I think everyone in America and everyone across the world knows that I’m on house arrest.”
He said the intruders exploited his brief absence from the residence—an absence permitted so he could work. “Yesterday, they allowed me to leave for work. People saw that I was on livestream with Jack Doherty. They took that opportunity to fcking do some pssy sh*t.” He continued with visible anger: “My mom is 60 years old. Y’all know I’m supposed to come home. Y’all know I’m home all the time. I’m on house arrest. So, y’all take the opportunity that I’m not home…”
For now, his sentencing remains scheduled for Thursday, November 20, leaving the court—and the public—waiting to see how the case unfolds in the wake of the break-in.