📢 TOP STORY: Jelly Roll’s Journey Comes Full Circle With a Pardon for His Previous Robbery and Drug Convictions ⚡.cc

The clemency decision by Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee could make it easier for the country star to travel internationally.

Jelly Roll, wearing a black shirt, a light denim jacket and a backward baseball cap, sings into a microphone with his arms spread apart.
Jelly Roll was found guilty of participating in an armed robbery in 2002. In another case, the police found cocaine and marijuana in his car.Credit…Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for iHeartRadio

Jelly Roll, the rapper turned country music star, was pardoned by the governor of Tennessee on Thursday for his previous robbery and drug convictions, making it easier for the artist to perform concerts internationally.

Tennessee governor pardons Jelly Roll, music star who sought redemption  from his criminal past | AP News

The Tennessee Board of Parole unanimously voted in April that Jelly Roll, born Jason DeFord, should be pardoned. He was one of 33 people Gov. Bill Lee granted clemency on Thursday, and photos shared by Mr. Lee’s office show Jelly Roll, dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt and hat, embracing the governor in front of a Christmas tree.

Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll, who has sought  redemption from criminal past

“His story is remarkable, and it’s a redemptive, powerful story, which is what you look for and what you hope for,” Lee said, according to The Associated Press.

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