NBA Youngboy, legally known as Kentrell Gaulden, was sentenced to 23 months behind bars in federal prison and probation worth 60 months upon his release, Billboard has revealed.
The documents were filed in federal court on Tuesday, December 10, and he pled guilty to charges of possessing firearms while being a felon. At the time, the sentencing did not include a supervised release for the same charge, complying with the federal guidelines.
He will now be in prison for 23 months in years would be 1 year 11 months or 1.92 calendar years.
NBA Youngboy's plea agreement details explored
NBA Youngboy was arrested in 2020 while shooting a music video in Baton Rouge. At the time, per Billboard, he and 15 others present were wielding guns. Over 12 guns were seized that day. Not long after, he was arrested in Utah for an unrelated case and charges, including operating a prescription drug fraud ring.
Per BR Proud, upon entering into a plea agreement, he had the additional charges of possessing a firearm that had yet to be registered with the National Firearms Registry dropped in March 2024. His four felony charges were therefore reduced to Class A Misdemeanors and he was hit with a $25,000 fine.
This means that he stands a chance at coming out earlier than expected. He can even be sent to a halfway house next year, the Rolling Stone posits. Before he negotiated the latest deal, NBA Youngboy was looking at a maximum sentence of 10 to 15 years over the same gun charges.
Defense lawyers Drew Findling, Jeremy Delicino, and Jon Williams said in a statement sent to Rolling Stone:
"This has been a long road that involved extensive litigation and ultimately extensive negotiation. Kentrell’s defense team is very happy for Kentrell and we look forward to his many future successes."
For the last two years, NBA Youngboy was placed under house arrest in Salt Lake City, in what his lawyers claimed was a “long period of social isolation” that was impacting his mental health.
They moved to have the judge lower the restrictions by permitting him to go to a studio and produce music, though the request was denied in November, Billboard has reported.
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However, given that he has been serving time for his Utah arrest, in his new guilty plea, he was granted credit for time served since May. He released his fourth LP, The Last Slimeto, while under house arrest, and the 24-year-old rapper is most known for his first mixtape, Life Before Fame.
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