Fetty Wap first went into federal custody in August 2022, and he remained locked up until his early release to home confinement in January 2026.

Key timeline

  • October 2021: Fetty Wap is arrested on federal drug conspiracy charges at Rolling Loud New York.
  • November 2021: He is released on a $500,000 bond while the case proceeds.
  • August 2022: His bond is revoked after he allegedly showed a gun and made a death threat on a FaceTime call; from this point he is jailed awaiting sentencing.
  • May 2023: A federal judge in New York sentences him to six years in prison plus five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and other drugs.
  • January 2026: After serving just over half of his six‑year sentence, he is released early from federal prison to home or community confinement, overseen by authorities in Philadelphia.

Simple answer to “when was Fetty Wap in jail?”

  • He was in jail (federal custody) from August 2022 until January 2026, following his bond being revoked in his federal drug case.
  • Before that, he briefly spent time in custody after his initial arrest in October 2021, but he was out on bond for several months until the August 2022 revocation.

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