The entertainer, whose given name is O’keefe Aarons, was released from the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre on Friday afternoon.
He was flanked by family and friends no sooner than he walked from the precinct of the prison known popularly as ‘GP’.
In December 2020, Laden was sentenced to four years imprisonment for illegal possession of a firearm and 18 months for illegal possession of ammunition after pleading guilty to the charges.
Both sentences were to run concurrently.
He had been in lock up three months prior to his initial sentencing.
The police reported that about 10:40 pm on October 28, lawmen were in Cheapside, St Elizabeth, when they signalled the driver of a black Mercedes-Benz motor car to stop.
The driver, which turned out to be Laden, initially complied with the order, but sped off when the police approached.
A chase ensued and, during the chase, an object was seen being thrown from the sunroof of the car.
He was held and taken to the scene where the object turned out to be a firearm.
A source close to the situation told ONNC, “He has six month left on his term but was release early on parole.”
A video gone viral since his release shows the artiste riding a motorcycle outside the prison.
Laden rose to fame as a Digicel Rising Star top 10 finalist under the stage name ‘Jim Laden’.
After the competition, he changed his stage name to Laden and found success as a member of the Big Ship recording.
He is known for songs like “Time to Shine”, “Really Like You” and “Money Over War”.
Another dancehall artiste Leroy “Tommy Lee Sparta” Russell was also released from prison last month.
He too served time for possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition.
