Louisiana rap artist NBA Youngboy, who was sentenced to just under two years in prison for accusations related to firearms, was forgiven by the president Donald Trump Wednesday.
The rapper is part of a number of high level people pardoned This week, including a former member of the New York Congress, a Leader of the Labor and a TV star couple.
“I would like to thank President Trump for giving me a forgiveness and giving me the opportunity to continue building – as a man, as a father and as an artist,” said Kentrell Gaulden, Nba Youngboy, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden.
Gaulden’s forgiveness was confirmed Wednesday evening by two White House officials who spoke under the cover of anonymity to detail the actions that had not yet been officially made public.
In 2024, Gaulden was sentenced by a federal judge of Utah after admitting having owned weapons despite a convicted criminal. He concluded an agreement that resolved the accusations of the state of Utah against him and settled two federal accusations against him – one compared a sentence of 23 months and the other ordered five years of probation and a fine of $ 200,000.
According to his lawyer Drew Findling, Gaulden was released from the federal prison in March and sent to home after receiving credits for the purged time. With home imprisonment completed last month, forgiveness means that it will not have to follow the terms of its probation, including drug tests, he said.
Findling said he was delighted with the Legal Saga of Gaulden had reached the end.
“From Louisiana to Utah, the battles have been endless, and now he can focus on his family above all, then, of course, his incredible career,” Findling said in a statement.
The rapper admitted that he had a Glock 21 .45 caliber pistol and a Masterpiece Arms MPA30T 9 mm Masterpiece Huma during the shooting of a Rap Video in Red Baton. He also said that he had a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol at his home in Huntsville, Utah. He had agreed to abandon his arms.
Gaulden had already been sentenced to Louisiana for a serious assault with a firearm, according to his declaration published before the advocacy agreement.
He also pleaded guilty in November for his role in A prescription medication fraud ring It worked out of his home in Utah. He had to pay a fine of $ 25,000 and received no prison sentences.
The rapper, whose scene nickname means “Never Broke Again”, is preparing to participate in a big American tour in September.
He made four albums n ° 1 on the Billboard 200 and a Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. His music includes “38 Bébé”, “Outside Today” and Tyler, the creator’s song, “Wusyaname”, on which he appears with Ty dolla $. This collaboration earned them a Grammy appointment in 2022 for the best performance of melodic rap.
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The writer Associated Press Will Weissert in Washington contributed to this report.
