Rapper GloRilla is arrested on drug charges following investigation of a
burglary at her home
[July 25, 2025]
By ITZEL LUNA
Rapper GloRilla was arrested this week on felony drug charges after “a
significant amount of marijuana” was found by police while they
investigated a burglary at her home in Atlanta.
GloRilla, whose real name is Gloria Woods, voluntarily turned herself in
Tuesday and was released on $22,260 bond the same day, according to the
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were called to the rapper's home at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday on
reports of a burglary. Woods wasn't present, and had performed during
halftime of the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday in Indianapolis.
Three suspects entered the home and were stealing items when an occupant
of the house fired a weapon at the intruders. The suspects fled the
scene and did not appear to have been injured, according to the
sheriff’s office.
A drug task force secured a search warrant for the home after deputies
noticed a “strong odor consistent with illegal narcotics” while
investigating the burglary. The task force discovered marijuana “in
plain view inside the master bedroom closet,” according to a statement
from the sheriff's office.
Woods was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a
controlled substance.
“Instead of Focusing on finding the Suspects, they focus on some
cannabis,” Woods wrote on X. “Long story short my house gets home
invaded and Im the only one that gets arrested.”
The suspects weren’t located, “despite an extensive search,” the
sheriff’s office wrote in a statement sent to The Associated Press. The
investigation into the burglary is ongoing and detectives recovered
physical and trace forensic evidence believed to belong to the suspects,
the office wrote.
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GloRilla arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025,
in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
 Woods’ attorneys, Drew Findling and
Marissa Goldberg, wrote in a statement the suspects took off with
“high value jewelry” when they realized the home wasn’t vacant.
Woods had family staying at her home who “were
traumatized” by the incident, her lawyers wrote.
“The homeowner is a victim of a serious crime, and we are committed
to bringing the suspects to justice,” Sheriff Ron Freeman wrote. “At
the same time, we must continue to uphold and enforce the law in all
aspects of this case.”
Woods’ attorneys said that her arrest is “a disturbing window into
how warped law enforcement priorities have become.”
“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,”
Findling and Goldberg wrote. "No arrest warrants have been issued
for the violent home invaders. Ms. Woods is a victim, not a suspect.
This is our tax dollars at work, absolutely unbelievable.”
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