NBA YoungBoy recently received a presidential pardon, but Utah law enforcement says that the pardon means very little to them, and his legal troubles could be far from over.
“We are extremely proud of the work our investigator and prosecutors did on this case,” said Cache County Sheriff D. Chad Jensen and County Attorney Taylor Sorensen in a joint statement. “Mr. Gaulden pled guilty… and we feel strongly the Justice System in Cache County is far from a ‘weaponized system of justice.’”
Utah State Representative Trevor Lee also wrote on Twitter, formerly X, “As a state we should still go after him,” before deleting ....
The Baton Rouge rapper was released and touched down in April after serving time on a 23-month bid stemming from federal gun charges handed down last December.
“I want to thank President Trump for granting me a pardon and giving me the opportunity to keep building — as a man, as a father, and as an artist,” he wrote via Instagram. “This moment means a lot. It opens the door to a future I’ve worked hard for and I am fully prepared to step into this.”