Gucci Mane to Be Released From Prison One Year Earlier Than Expected
Gucci Mane is a happier prisoner today … after being told he’ll be leaving the big house
12 months earlier than expected.
According to court docs … after initially ruling against Gucci, an Atlanta judge has finally
given the rapper the year’s worth of credit for time served he’s earned since his arrest for
gun possession last September.
His 39-month sentence was originally scheduled to begin August 2014 when the judge made
his ruling … but now that sentence will begin at the time of his arrest.
As a part of the plea deal executed in August, Gucci Mane’s lawyer requested the rapper to
be entered into a drug rehabilitation program and to be held on the West Coast, away from
his hometown affiliates. “He understands he has some work ahead of him and his goal is to
bring resolution to this case and get back to performing,” Gucci Mane’s lawyer, Drew Findling,
said according to Rolling Stone. “He doesn’t want anything to distract him. He wants to do
anything to get back to the work place and the work place is the stage.”
The 34-year-old’s been in and out of prison most of his adult life … with prior stints for hitting
a fan with a bottle and pushing a woman out of a moving car. He was even charged with murder
in 2005 … but prosecutors ultimately dropped the case.
In September of last year, Gucci Mane was arrested after police found the 34-year old rapper
with a 45-caliber pistol and eight bullets. At the time of his arrest, Mane was already serving
probation for a previous felony charge.
Gucci is now scheduled to be released in December 2016, TMZ reports.
