Trump grants clemency to Clarksville man serving life sentence Trump commuted the sentence for Chris Young, who was serving a mandatory life sentence for drug-related charges. Posted at 10:02 AM, Jan 20, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-20 21:35:12-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â President Donald Trump has granted clemency to a Clarksville man who was serving a mandatory life sentence for drug-related charges. Trump commuted the sentence for Chris Young as part of his last-minute pardons and commutations before leaving office. Former federal judge Kevin Sharp, who sentenced Young to life in...