GloRilla is speaking out for the first time after police slapped her with an arrest warrant while they were investigating a break-in at her home in Georgia.
The Memphis native and her attorney, Drew Findling, sat down with WSB-TV on Wednesday, October 1, to talk about the home invasion that happened over the summer. GloRilla, born Gloria Woods, said her family was the true victims of the incident, yet she's the only one who's been charged so far.
“I feel like me, and my brother and sister, we were victims in this situation,” she said. “But somehow, they’re trying to paint us out to be suspects, and I just feel like it’s all the way wrong.”
Three armed robbers broke into GloRilla's house in Forsyth County while she was performing at the WNBA's All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis. A family member, who was inside the home at the time of the break-in, fired a single shot at the thieves before they ultimately escaped. When they responded to the crime scene around 1:30 a.m., police searched her home and discovered marijuana in her closet. Because of this, authorities charged her with felony possession.
“Over $700,000 of items were stolen from her home, and so her brother and sister naturally called the police when this was all going on,” Findling said. “The most egregious part is that there seems to be no movement whatsoever in this home invasion, but rather, within 24 hours, there were warrants for her arrest for a marijuana possession case. That’s unconscionable."
GloRilla turned herself in several days later and was released after she posted a $22,260 bond. At the time, the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said the rapper and her family were victims of a crime and promised to seek justice for them. However, Sheriff Ron Freeman also said, "We must continue to uphold and enforce the law in all aspects of this case.”
Police said they're still waiting for the results of tests on the evidence that was collected from the scene. However, GloRilla's legal team said they're considering launching an independent investigation.