The accused gym assailants of 6ix9ine have now been detained According to WPTV, three men suspected of being accountable for the brutal beating were apprehended by police on Thursday in Palm Beach County, Florida (March 30).
Rafael Medina Jr., 43, Octavious Medina, 23, and Anthony Maldonado, 25, are charged with beating and robbing the rapper on March 21 at a LA Fitness in South Florida. The attack was videotaped.
The Mugshot of the people who jumped 6ix9ine 👀‼️ pic.twitter.com/iIqbWbYdEo
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According to jail files, the trio was placed into the Palm Beach County Prison on assault and robbery charges. They are scheduled to appear in court for the first time on Friday morning (March 31).
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According to TMZ, 6ix9ine was relaxing in a sauna at a LA Fitness when he was jumped by a gang of men who "violently" assaulted him.
Lance Lazzaro, the rapper's lawyer, claimed his client attempted to fight off the attackers but was overwhelmed and heavily beaten before fleeing. He didn't have any security on him at the moment.
As gym workers heard the ruckus, police and paramedics were summoned to the site, and 6ix9ine was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital.