Fetty Wap was sentenced to prison on May 24, 2023, when a federal judge in New York gave him a six-year sentence on a drug conspiracy charge.

Quick Scoop

  • Fetty Wap (Willie Junior Maxwell II) was first arrested on federal drug charges in October 2021.
  • His bail was revoked in August 2022 after he violated pretrial release conditions, and he was taken back into custody at that time.
  • He officially received his prison sentence on May 24, 2023, when he was given six years in federal prison plus supervised release afterward.
  • In early January 2026, he was released early from federal prison to home or community confinement, where he remains under supervision.

So if you’re asking “when was Fetty Wap sent to prison,” people usually point to May 24, 2023, as the key date his six-year federal sentence was handed down and he began serving that term.

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