Jelly Roll has received an unexpected Christmas present.
The 41-year-old had been convicted of robbery back in 2002, when he was only 17. A female acquaintance had helped the rapper and two armed accomplices steal $350 from a home back then.
The victims had recognized the female acquaintance leading to Roll\'s arrest with her. The country music star had been unarmed, so he spent one year in prison and got probation.
This wasn\'t his only brush with the police, as the WWE star was also caught with marijuana and crack cocaine in his car back in 2008, this time receiving eight years of court-ordered supervision as punishment.
The American rapper had been petitioning for a pardon for these crimes since October 2024, which he claimed would allow him to travel internationally to perform missionary work.
The Associated Press confirmed that the Tennessee governor, Bill Lee, finally issued the pardon Roll had been seeking for a while on Thursday.
Lee said, “His story is remarkable, and it’s a redemptive, powerful story, which is what you look for and what you hope for,” while granting the pardon, which also gives Jelly Roll his right to vote back.
Real name Jason Bradley DeFord, the Grammy-nominated artist made his wrestling debut this year, teaming with Randy Orton at SummerSlam in a losing effort against Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre.
