Kintea “Kooda B” McKenzie pleaded guilty in federal court last month for his involvement in Tekashi 6ix9ine’s racketeering case. Kooda B pleaded guilty to “assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering.”
Complex has now obtained a transcript of Kooda B’s guilty plea hearing from earlier this month. According to the transcript, he “admitted to one count of assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering.” The hearing also states that he did not shoot at Chief Keef. He stated, “In June 2018, I was present and helped arrange for another individual to shoot a gun at a rival that Tekashi wanted to scare.”
He continued,
“I arranged for the individual to be driven to Times Square and carry out the plan in front of the W Hotel. When the target came out of the hotel, the individual fired a shot in the direction of the area where the target was standing. The shot was fired because Tekashi wanted to intimidate rather than actually hit the individual. I did this because Tekashi asked me to arrange this.”
It was also revealed during the hearing why two weeks “elapsed between when McKenzie pleaded guilty on June 3 and when he turned himself in to await sentencing on June 17.” His lawyer Lisa Scolari stated,
“There have been two murders in Mr. McKenzie’s family in the last week and a half. Two cousins who were brothers were murdered in two separate incidents in Brooklyn, and Mr. McKenzie’s family is obviously distraught. He would like to be able to attend the services and be there for his family at this time.”
Kooda B will be sentenced on October 4. Complex reports that his recommended prison sentence ranges between 46 and 57 months.
