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Larry Hoover's sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Hoover is infamous as a former gangster and kingpin who founded the "Gangster Disciples" with the late David Barksdale. Despite the pardon from the president, Hoover has not yet been released from prison. He has been charged with a federal sentence of 200 years for murdering 19-year-old William "Pooky" Young in 1973. Additionally, his crimes have resulted in six life terms in 1997.
Kanye West has been supporting and advocating for Larry's freedom over the years, posting on X:
"WORDS CAN’T EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR OUR DEVOTED ENDURING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP FOR FREEING LARRY HOOVER"
Ye also reposted a reply from the above post and wrote:
"Thank you Drake for for helping to bring Larry Hoover home," West tweeted, referring to the concert he did with Drake at the Los Angeles Coliseum on December 9, 2021.
Larry Hoover Jr. also posted on Instagram to celebrate his father's reduced sentence. He posted a photo and captioned it:
"Almost home!! Too short to hold a long conversation 🙏🏽🙏🏽"
More celebrities who celebrated Larry Hoover's reduced sentence
Kanye West and Hoover's son were not the only A-listers who celebrated. Other celebrities who posted on social media include Larry's wife, Winndye Jenkins-Hoover, who posted an artwork of her husband, tagging her son, and captioned the photo:
"🙏 it’s time," Winndye wrote.
Chance the Rapper also spoke out after Larry was commuted. He posted a video on his Instagram account and said:
"I just gotta say, I am glad that Larry Hoover's home and I gotta remind ya'll that he was a political prisoner... I'm so glad that he's home, and god bless his family, and yeah, thank god."
J. Prince, another A-lister who has spoken out for Larry in the past, also took to social media to post his celebration. He wrote:
"Thank you to President @realdonaldtrump and the angel from heaven, my sister @alicemariefree for allowing the Creator to work through you. We’re deeply grateful to the President for doing what no other president would: freeing and pardoning my brother, Larry Hoover. In his own words: 'NEVER STOP SWINGING.'"
Prince continued to thank those who were influential in helping Hoover by saying:
"To my brother @justin.a.moore, @dubin.josh , and everyone who contributed to this journey—thank you. I appreciate you all more than words can express," he concluded.
More details about Larry Hoover's commutation sentence from President Trump
According to a statement from Bonjean Law Group, they told ABC News:
"Larry Hoover's federal life sentences have been commuted by President Donald Trump. Mr. Hoover, who is now 75 years old, spent nearly 30 years in solitary confinement at ADX Florence -- the most restrictive, draconian supermax prison in the United States."
They continued to speak of Hoover's progress over the years in changing himself. The Law Group said:
"The courts have demonstrated a complete unwillingness to consider Mr. Hoover's considerable growth and complete rehabilitation. Despite the court's unwillingness to do the right thing, Mr. Hoover has been able to keep his voice alive through the incredible work of many advocates and supporters."
But Hoover's charges were many, and he still has a state-court murder sentence to serve. Despite the order from President Trump to release him "immediately," it has yet to be decided if he will be released or not. This is why Larry's legal team is communicating with JB Pritzker, the Governor of Illinois, to consider Trump's pardon and do the needful by following the president's example.
Justin Moore, Hoover's attorney, told the Chicago Sun-Times:
"The federal government has done its part... Now it’s time for the State of Illinois to finish the job."
However, not everyone is celebrating Hoover's win. Ron Safer, a former federal prosecutor, expressed that he did not:
"...understand why Hoover, among all of the people in federal custody, is worthy of this result... In a state that spawned Al Capone, I do not believe that there’s a more notorious or prolific criminal than Larry Hoover," he concluded.
Hoover is currently at the ADX Florence, a supermax prison in Colorado, and might be moved to another prison in Illinois soon. It is not clear if Ye's meeting with the president prompted this lessened sentence, but many think it impacted the president's decision.
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