Video in case against Pooh Shiesty shows him pressing for record label release, prosecutors say
Summary
Prosecutors say a video shows rapper Pooh Shiesty demanding to be released from Gucci Mane’s record label while an armed man blocks a door during a robbery at a Texas music studio. Pooh Shiesty and eight others face kidnapping and extortion charges connected to this incident.Key Facts
- Pooh Shiesty, whose real name is Lontrell Williams Jr., is accused of forcing the owner of 1017 Records, owned by Gucci Mane (Radric Delantic Davis), to sign a release to leave the label.
- The incident happened during a January meeting at a music studio in Dallas, Texas.
- The owner was reportedly robbed at gunpoint of items worth about $450,000, including a wedding band, watch, earrings, and cash.
- Prosecutors submitted video evidence showing Pooh Shiesty pressing for a release and pointing a gun at the label owner’s head.
- Another rapper, BIG30 (Rodney Wright), reportedly recorded the video on his phone while a third person blocked the door with a firearm.
- Pooh Shiesty was on home confinement with electronic monitoring for a previous firearms-related conviction at the time of the alleged robbery.
- The victims and witnesses are cooperating with prosecutors, and cellphone location data places the defendants at the scene.
- Pooh Shiesty asked for home confinement pending trial, but prosecutors argue the evidence is strong and want him to remain in custody.
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