Tekashi 6ix9ine Gym Attack Suspect Is Gang Member From Latin Kings, Cops Say

One of the lads arrested in Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s gymnasium beatdown is a high-ranking member of the Latin Kings gang … at the least in keeping with the deputies who busted him.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff says Rafael Medina Jr., the oldest of the three men arrested for assaulting and robbing Tekashi, is a documented Latin Kings gang member who, for a number of years, has held a high-ranking place throughout the gang.

The sheriff says their Gang Unit Detectives have proof Medina Jr. is an “Inca” throughout the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Latin Kings … which means he is the chapter’s president.

And, get this, the sheriff says the Latin Kings have a wealthy historical past of being allies with the Bloods Gang … which is notable as a result of Tekashi famously flipped on Blood gang members in federal court docket.

What’s extra, the sheriff says Medina Jr. was convicted on felony prices within the mid-2000s as a part of a federal gang RICO case concerning the Latin Kings.

TMZ broke the story … three males beat the crap out of the New York rapper earlier this month whereas he was within the sauna at an LA Fitness in South Florida. Surveillance video from the gymnasium reveals the trio making a beeline for Tekashi as quickly as they enter the power.

According to the arrest affidavit, the fellows on video beating 6ix9ine are Medina Jr, his son, Octavious Medina, and a 3rd man, Anthony Maldonado.

The sheriff says Maldonado is a member at LA Fitness and obtained Octavious into the gymnasium as a visitor, Octavious then let his father into the gymnasium.

As for the theft prices … the lads are accused of taking Tekashi’s $3,000 Balenciaga footwear, an iPhone, and the $1,200 key fob to his Lamborghini. They had been booked Thursday night and processed into county jail.