*The Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods member who kidnapped rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine in July 2018 was sentenced Wednesday to 24 years in prison.
Anthony “Harv” Ellison was convicted for the kidnapping in a fall 2019 trial. He was also convicted for retaliatory-related gang violence that involved 6ix9ine’s then-manager Kifano “Shotti” Jordan and an innocent bystander anmed Mark Hobdy, Complex reports.
We previously reported, 6ix9ine was showing off approximately $15,000 to $20,000 in cash and flaunting his $750,000 chain before all of it was snatched in a robbery, kidnapping and beating that landed him in the hospital.
Wednesday’s sentencing hearing was about the kidnapping, but much of it reportedly centered around the slashing of Hobdy, who was close friends with Ellison’s original intended target.
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“The slashing of Mark Hobdy is one of the most brutal acts of violence in this case,” said Assistant US Attorney Michael Longyear. “Mr. Ellison felt it incumbent upon himself that he would get close to a friend of the person who committed the act, and that was the case here.”
Ellison’s attack required 300 stitches to close a gash. “The personal nature to walk up to someone and open up their face is truly horrifying,” Longyear continued.
Judge Engelmayer noted that Hobdy “was entirely a blameless person” caught between Ellison and Jordan’s intra-gang war.
“You carved up a human being’s face for no reason other than to send a message,” Engelmayer told Ellison. “You personally scarred Mark Hobdy for life.”
Ellison’s attorney, Deveraux Cannick, also took aim at 6ix9ine during the hearing.
“If he didn’t bring violence to Nine Trey, then he certainly profited mightily from it,” Cannick said of the rapper, noting that he joined the gang and committed crimes to boost his brand and image.
“He did those things because it helped him to the tune of millions of dollars,” he said.
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