▁denied ▁b ail , ▁keeping ▁Hern ande z ▁in ▁cust ody ▁that ▁he ▁may ▁still ▁be ▁a ▁danger ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁even ▁if ▁those ▁b ail ▁conditions ▁were ▁met . ▁Hern ande z ' s ▁legal ▁team ▁plans ▁to ▁appeal ▁that ▁decision . ▁He ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Det ention ▁Center ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁under ▁general ▁population ▁before ▁being ▁moved ▁to ▁another ▁facility ▁due ▁to ▁security ▁reasons , ▁as ▁Hern ande z ▁had ▁multiple ▁alter c ations ▁with ▁fellow ▁prisoners , ▁including ▁those ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁C ri ps ▁street ▁gang . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Hern ande z ▁p led ▁guilty ▁to ▁nine ▁charges . ▁He ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁sent enced ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁and ▁faced ▁a ▁possible ▁mand atory ▁sentence ▁of ▁ 4 7 ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 6 , ▁a ▁ple a ▁deal ▁document ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁ra pper ▁could ▁avoid ▁j ail ▁time ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁his ▁willing ness ▁to ▁test ify ▁against ▁fellow ▁gang ▁members ▁in ▁concurrent ▁investig ations . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Hern ande z ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁sentence ▁of ▁ 2 ▁years ▁after ▁test ifying ▁against ▁the ▁N ine ▁Tre y ▁Gang . ▁Judge ▁Paul ▁Eng elm ayer ▁gave ▁Hern ande z ▁credit ▁for ▁helping ▁pro sec utors ▁send ▁several ▁violent ▁gang ▁members ▁to ▁prison ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁months ▁time ▁served . ▁