(Photo courtesy of the Crittenden County Detention Center)
Arkansas rapper Freddie “Bankroll Freddie” Gladney, III has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison after being convicted on multiple charges stemming from his 2022 arrest.
After a four-day trial, the 30-year-old Gladney was convicted in April and found guilty of charges including conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and using a telephone in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
In addition to spending 150 months in jail, Gladney was sentenced Friday to three years of supervised release. The rapper was also ordered to pay a $242,000 money judgment as part of his conviction.
In April of 2022, Gladney was pulled over by an Arkansas State Police trooper for speeding. During the traffic stop, the trooped noted that he could smell the odor of marijuana in the vehicle.
Gladney was asked to exit the vehicle, which he complied. According to the trooper, as Gladney began to exit his vehicle, he then re-entered it and began searching for something in the vehicle.
Gladney was removed from the vehicle and troopers began to search the rapper’s truck. Inside, trooper found multiple firearms including a “ghost gun,” which is term used to refer to firearms that were privately made. Troopers also discovered a duffle bag in Gladney’s possession that contained 21.4 pounds of high-grade marijuana and $33,662. Next to the duffle bag seven magazines for firearms, five of which had extensions and were fully loaded.
During sentencing, Gladney received a 4-level increase for being an organizer or leader of criminal activity that involved five or more participants. He also received a 2-level increase in his guideline range for obstruction of justice to a May 24, 2021, wiretap call where he instructed a co-defendant to clear a property of illegal materials in anticipation of a search.
U.S. District Judge James M. Moody, Jr. handed down the sentence.
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