GloRilla Got Robbed—And Georgia Still Had the Nerve to Charge Her
GloRilla just got hit with two felony drug charges in Georgia, and the details have people wondering why she’s the one in handcuffs when she wasn’t even at the scene.
The Memphis rapper, whose legal name is Gloria Woods, turned herself in this week after Forsyth County officials issued warrants for her arrest, claiming she had more than an ounce of marijuana and a controlled substance inside her home. She posted $22,000 bond and was released the same day. But her legal team says the entire situation is backwards.
According to her attorneys, the charges came after a group of people broke into her house while she was out of town. The suspects reportedly barged in looking for valuables and made off with some high-end jewelry—clearly thinking the house was empty. What they didn’t know was that Woods’ family members were inside at the time and ended up traumatized from the violent entry.
Once police were called, the focus quickly shifted. Instead of prioritizing the home invasion or tracking down the people responsible for putting her family in danger, law enforcement allegedly got distracted by what they claimed was a strong smell of marijuana. A search warrant was issued, and that’s when the arrest warrants followed, naming Woods, who hadn’t even been there, as the person to charge.
Her lawyers are calling it out plainly. They say Woods is the victim here, not the suspect, and argue that no one has been arrested for the actual break-in. Meanwhile, she's now facing serious legal consequences over what was found during a search triggered by a completely unrelated crime.
So far, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t said much beyond confirming the burglary call and the so-called “odor of narcotics.” But for now, Woods’ name is in the headlines, while the people who broke into her home are still out there.