GloRilla is speaking out after her arrest for marijuana possession, stressing that she and her family were actually victims of a violent home invasion.
On Wednesday, the rapper sat down with Channel 2 Action News reporter Michael Seiden alongside her attorney Drew Findling. “I feel like me, and my brother and sister, we were victims in this situation,” Glo said. “But somehow, they’re trying to paint us out to be suspects, and I just feel like it’s all the way wrong.”
The break-in happened July 20, when Glo was away in Indianapolis for NBA All-Star Weekend. Three armed men stormed her Georgia home in the middle of the night. A family member opened fire, scaring them off. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office confirmed deputies responded to a burglary in progress, reporting that suspects had entered the home and attempted to steal items before fleeing under gunfire. No injuries were reported.
Findling revealed that more than $700,000 worth of property was stolen. “Her brother and sister naturally called the police when this was all going on,” he said.
But things escalated when deputies said they smelled narcotics and brought in the Drug Task Force. After executing a search warrant, they found what they called “a significant amount of marijuana” in plain sight inside Glo’s master bedroom closet.
As the homeowner, she was charged with marijuana possession and possession of a schedule one controlled substance. She turned herself in two days later and was released the same day on a $22,260 bond.
Findling slammed the move, arguing that police prioritized drugs over justice. “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,” he said. “That’s unconscionable.”
Forsyth County Sheriff Ron Freeman later clarified that while Glo is indeed the victim of the burglary, the law must still be enforced. “The homeowner is a victim of a serious crime, and we are committed to bringing the suspects to justice,” Freeman said. “At the same time, we must continue to uphold and enforce the law in all aspects of this case.”
Her attorneys, Findling and Marissa Goldberg, doubled down in a statement: “When her family members did the right thing and called law enforcement, instead of investigating the violent home invasion and theft at Ms. Woods’ home, they instead sought a search warrant when they spotted what they believed was a small amount of marijuana. Ms. Woods was a victim, not a suspect.”
