<\/span> Divinity Maxwell-Butts Fetty Wap<\/a>, who pleaded guilty to a drug charge in 2022, was released Thursday from the federal prison in Minnesota where he was\u00a0serving a six-year sentence<\/a>. He will serve the remainder of his sentence, due to end Nov. 8, on home confinement, sources confirm to\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cI want to thank my family, friends, and fans for the love, prayers, and continued support \u2013 it truly means everything to me. Right now, my focus is on giving back through my community initiatives and foundation, supporting at-risk young children by expanding access to education, early tech skills, and vision care for young kids and students so they can show up as their best selves,\u201d Fetty, 34, said in a statement shared with\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m committed to moving forward with purpose and making a meaningful impact where it matters most.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cTrap Queen\u201d rapper, whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was seen smiling broadly in photos and video shared Thursday by his sister and manager, Divinity Maxwell-Butts. \u201cFetty Wap is in good spirits.\u00a0He is in a focused, grounded place. His priorities are his family, fatherhood, and being an asset to his community,\u201d his publicist, Abesi Manyando, tells\u00a0Rolling Stone.<\/em><\/p>\n The rapper, who lost his left eye to congenital glaucoma, will be supervised by the Bureau of Prisons\u2019 Philadelphia Residential Reentry Management Office during his community confinement, a BOP spokesman told\u00a0USA Today<\/a><\/em>. A rep for the DOJ, which prosecuted his case, declined to comment.<\/p>\n After\u00a0pleading guilty<\/a>\u00a0to one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine in 2022, the rap artist received a six-year prison sentence in May 2023. FBI agents\u00a0arrested Maxwell at Rolling Loud New York<\/a>\u00a0in 2021. He was one of six people charged with conspiring to possess and distribute more than 100 kilograms of substances, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine from New Jersey to Long Island. He was\u00a0arrested again<\/a>\u00a0in 2022 for allegedly threatening to kill someone he called \u201ca rat\u201d over a FaceTime call.<\/p>\n Prosecutors initially sought a seven- to nine-year sentence. His defense lawyer asked for five years. \u201cHis family has seen Mr. Maxwell mature and become more self-aware in the past several months without the distractions that weighed on him previously,\u201d his lawyer wrote in the request. \u201cThey are convinced he will do things differently upon his release.\u201d<\/p>\n This article was updated on Jan. 8 at 9:58 p.m. to included a statement from Fetty Wap and his publicist, Abesi Manyando.<\/em><\/p>\n
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