According to Davidson County Criminal Court records, Jelly Roll’s first arrest as an adult happened in 2002 when he was 18. Prosecutors formally charged him with two counts of aggravated robbery. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and seven years of probation.

Court records show one other defendant was charged in the case, and prosecutors formally charged Jelly Roll with two counts of aggravated robbery. He pleaded guilty to a lesser felony robbery charges in the case that same year, records show, and was sentenced to eight years in prison and seven years of probation.