NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty to gun charges, sentenced to 23 months

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NBA YoungBoy has pleaded guilty to gun charges while in court, and being sentenced to 23 months in prison.The judicial ruling comes as a complex settlement was reached with prosecutors in multiple jurisdictions.

The rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, resolved his last remaining criminal case by pleading guilty to one count that was tied to his arrest in Louisiana back in 2020 for gun possession.He also pled guilty to a separate, more recent charge for gun possession which was filed in Utah.The latter charge came in light of a raid on his Utah home, which took place in May and saw the musician taken into custody.

According to Rolling Stone, the raid led to a semi-automatic pistol being found in his bedroom, as well as evidence that prosecutors said pointed to his role in a ‘large scale prescription drug fraud ring’.Yesterday (December 10), he was sentenced to 23 months in federal prison, with credit taken for the aforementioned time in custody in May.The 23-month sentence was negotiated by lawyers and, before the deal, Gaulden was facing up to 15 years in prison for the gun charges.

There is a likelihood that he could be released much sooner than his sentence suggests.In his plea, the rapper admitted that he was a felon in possession of a Masterpiece Arms 9 mm gun and a .45 calibre Glock Model 21 pistol.