Jelly Roll, country-rap superstar who found music while serving prison time, pardoned by Tennessee governor in front of Christmas Tree

 Jelly Roll, country-rap superstar who found music while serving prison time, pardoned by Tennessee governor in front of Christmas Tree

Gov. Bill Lee said he never met Jelly Roll until Thursday, when the musician visited the governor’s mansion over the pardon news.

Tennessees governor pardoned country star Jelly Roll on Thursday for his criminal past in the state, acknowledging the Nashville natives long road back from drugs and prison through soul-searching, s…