Trump pardons NBA Youngboy, Larry Hoover, Julie and Todd Chrisley
Donald Trump pardoned Kentrell Gaulden's NBA Youngboy on Wednesday.
Drew Findling, Golden's lawyer, told Rolling stones.
“I want to thank President Trump for giving me a pardon and giving me the opportunity to continue building — as a man, father and artist,” Galden wrote in a statement to Instagram on Wednesday. “This moment means a lot. It opens the door to the future of my hard work and I'm ready to step in.”
In December 2024, the rap star pleaded guilty to one count related to his 2020 gun arrest in Louisiana and one count of kidnapping in recent gun charges filed in Utah. Gaulden was sentenced to a 23-month federal prison sentence in a federal prison, which dates back at least May 2024, when he was detained after attacking his Utah residence.
On April 16, 2024, the 24-year-old Golden was arrested for prosecutors when he was arrested in Huntsville, Utah, saying the fraudulent prescription drug ring was arrested on federal weapons charges. Ten days later, other charges were filed in connection with prescription fraud cases, including the second-degree felony charges for dangerous weapons of a restricted person and two categories of Class A misdemeanors.
Gaulden admitted in a plea deal that he was a felon with a masterpiece weapon, 9mm gun and .45 Caliber Glock 21 pistol, when he was arrested, while his grandfather was filming a music video outside his home in Baton Rouge on September 28, 2020. Waiting for Louisiana case.
Last month, local news station KUTV reported that Goldon returned to Utah after serving in federal prison.
The president awarded numerous other pardons Wednesday, including reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, who were convicted in 2022 on charges of defrauding more than $30 million.
Trump also awarded leniency to former Republican Rep. Michael Grimm, who pleaded guilty to felony tax fraud and was imprisoned for seven months, while former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland was found guilty of charges of political corruption and was convicted in two separate federal criminal cases.