June 17, 2022
Bogalusa, LA – JayDaYoungan has been released from jail after serving around seven months on firearm charges, according to the United States Department of Justice.
The 24-year-old rapper — real name Javorius Scott — was sentenced to time served by U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance on Thursday (June 16), along with one year of supervised release, a $5,500 fine and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. JayDaYoungan pleaded guilty to a one-count indictment that charged him with possession of a firearm while under indictment or felony.
JayDaYoungan was stopped by Bogalusa Police Department officers on October 28, 2021 due to his car possessing a switched license plate, court documents show. While failing to provide his license or vehicle registration, police also found a loaded Ruger, Security-9, 9mm, pistol beneath his legs, as well as a small amount of marijuana.
At the time officers seized the firearm, JayDaYoungan was under indictment for felony crimes in Harris County, Texas. In December 2021, it was reported he was facing a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison, as well as three years of probation and a $250,000 fine.