“It introduces this level of anxiety” — NBA YoungBoy’s neighbor claims the rapper returned home from prison with armed security guards

Rapper NBA YoungBoy has been released from prison and is back in his Utah home. However, his return comes with armed security personnel reportedly guarding his house.

According to KUTV, people in the neighborhood noticed armed security guards dressed in black and wearing ski masks stationed near NBA YoungBoy’s property. One of the rapper’s neighbors, Judy Zone, showed the news outlet around the neighborhood on April 10, 2025. She recalled:

“I was stopped by two guys (Saturday) with bullet proof vests, security, dressed all in black. And one of them had an AK strapped to his chest. It introduces this level of anxiety.”

As she walked with the reporter, she said:

“This is just a public access road. The people who live here have to hire I know the guy who snowplows this road because the city doesn't plow it. That's part of it and then you know, there's like five or six houses on this street so basically a lot of people in this neighborhood walk their dogs down the street because it's just flat and convenient.”

She shared that the cove was usually a peaceful place where locals enjoyed calm walks with their dogs, and she hadn’t heard of any issues before. When asked if the weekend’s events surprised her, she said they did, mainly because she didn’t realize NBA YoungBoy had returned.

Zone mentioned having a friendly conversation with the rapper, describing him as polite and respectful. He even called her “ma’am” and joked that she probably wouldn’t enjoy his music. She thought about baking cookies for him.

NBA YoungBoy’s godmother called him a “jokester” in an interview last year

In 2024, NBA YoungBoy appeared in a Utah courtroom facing charges related to prescription drug fraud, for which he paid a $25,000 fine. According to Unified Police, his security team held the necessary permits.

NBA YoungBoy received a 23-month prison sentence in December 2024 and had been held in a Utah jail since April 2024 due to charges involving drug fraud and firearms.

He was released on March 24, 2025, and spent two weeks in a halfway house before being fully released. As part of his probation, which will last five years, he must undergo monthly drug and alcohol tests, as well as mental health and substance abuse evaluations.

In December 2024, YoungBoy’s godmother, Kyrie Garcia, spoke to KSL. She said she joined an AmeriCorps program at Capital Middle School in Baton Rouge. The rapper, then in sixth grade, wasn’t on the program’s radar because he had already fallen far behind the typical markers.

Raised in deep poverty, he lost his grandmother, who had been caring for him, and his father was in prison. Garcia felt a bond with him, recognizing that he just needed some extra care and attention. She said:

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“He's a jokester. He's funny. He's pranky. ... He would go prank my roommate, and he'd go pour water on him, like he's just a funny kid.”

Before the sentencing, Garcia said she wrote a letter to the judge, sharing that NBA YoungBoy found the most joy in helping others and making them feel valued. She also expressed her belief that, despite his past, he was continuing to grow and learn like everyone else.

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