Jelly Roll, one of the best names in country music, should be pardoned for her previous flight and drug flight convictions, the board of directors of Tennessee of parole determined on Tuesday.
The decision is now based with Governor Bill Lee.
Jelly Roll, 40, from Tennessee, whose real name is Jason Deord, began his career as a rapper but increased in importance in 2023 with his album Country “Whitsitt Chapel” and his popular songs “Save Me” and “Need a favor”. He was named the best new artist from the Country Music Association Awards that year and was nominated for four Grammys. His latest album, “Beautifully Broken”, reached No. 1 on the charts.
The singer was opened on his criminal history, including convictions for skilled and drug flights with the intention of selling. He was incarcerated at the birth of his daughter.
The Associated Press said that Jelly Roll had been sentenced to one year in prison after entering a house and demanding money in 2002; He was not armed but two other men wore firearms. In another case, Jelly Roll was sentenced to eight years of surveillance ordered by the court after the police found cocaine and marijuana in his car.
Jelly Roll told the New York Times that he was 13 years old when the police brought him to prison after an unresolved cannabis quote.
“I learn to forgive myself for the decisions I made when I was so young,” he said. “They were wrong and I knew They were wrong and I was doing them with a feeling of pride and excitation. »»
In recent years, Jelly Roll has played in correctional installations and testified before the Congress on the fentanyl crisis. In an interview with Jon Bon Jovi last year, Jelly Roll said he still had problems outside the United States because of his legal problems.
“We work there,” he said. “I think it will work in my favor.”
The Tennessee Board of Liberation conditional voted unanimously to recommend giving forgiveness at a meeting of almost two hours in downtown Nashville on Tuesday. One of the seven members of the Board of Directors, a former law enforcement agent, has challenged the case.
The representatives of Jelly Roll and a spokesperson for Mr. Lee did not respond to requests for comments. A spokesperson for the Conditional Liberations Commission said there was no calendar for the government when the governor announces a decision.
Mr. Lee, a Republican, pardoned more than 90 people since he became governor in 2019 and generally announced his decisions in December. In addition to drug offenses, the pardons have included criminal fire convictions, attempted second degree murder, assault, led under the influence, identity theft and display flight.
