US EditionJudge Orders Rapper Pooh Shiesty to Remain in Custody in Case Involving Rapper Gucci Mane’s Label
Prosecutors say he arranged a studio meeting over a contract dispute and took a victim’s ring, watch, earrings and cash at gunpoint.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Renee Harris Toliver ordered rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody after denying bail during an evidentiary hearing in Texas federal court.
- Prosecutors allege Shiesty forced Gucci Mane to sign contract termination papers at gunpoint during a January incident at 1017 Records, stemming from a contract dispute.
- Judge Toliver cited Shiesty's criminal history and violation of home confinement orders, determining no release conditions could reasonably assure community safety.
- Authorities charged eight others alongside Shiesty, accusing them of robbing victims of Rolex watches and a Louis Vuitton bag; he faces up to life in prison if convicted.
- Defense attorney Bradford Cohen disputed the case, calling witness statements "very questionable" and arguing "The FBI doesn't take three months to arrest someone if they believe everything that was said.
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Judge orders rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody in case involving rapper Gucci Mane's label
A federal judge ordered rapper Pooh Shiesty to remain in custody after he and eight others were accused of kidnapping three music industry professionals and robbing them at gunpoint in Texas during a contract dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane’s record label.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of two rappers from Memphis, Tennessee, and seven others in connection with the kidnapping and robbery of rapper Gucci Mane earlier this year. The case is described as a premeditated act of violence disguised as a business meeting. At a press conference held on April 2, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas stated that a total of nine suspects have been arrested fo…
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