Trial date set for rapper Pooh Shiesty, accused of kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane
A federal judge said all nine defendants will remain in custody as prosecutors pursue kidnapping and robbery charges tied to the alleged studio attack.
- A federal judge in Texas set a July 6, 2026, trial date for Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty and eight co-defendants accused of robbing and kidnapping fellow rapper Gucci Mane .
- Federal prosecutors allege the group lured Gucci Mane to a Dallas recording studio on January 10, where they "kidnapped and robbed at gunpoint at a music studio located on Dallas Parkway, in Dallas, Texas."
- According to the complaint, Pooh Shiesty brandished an AK-style pistol demanding contractual release, then allegedly took the victim's "wedding ring, watch, earrings, and cash" and a chain bearing "1017."
- Pooh Shiesty and his co-defendants remain in federal custody after the judge denied bond. The nine defendants include his father, Lontrell Williams Sr., and rapper Rodney Wright, known as Big30.
- Senior U.S. District Judge David Godbey scheduled the final pretrial conference for July 1, 2026, applying to all nine defendants currently charged. Trial begins five days later on July 6.
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Pooh Shiesty Faces Jury in Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case!
A July trial date has been set for Pooh Shiesty in a federal kidnapping case involving eight other defendants, including his father and rapper Big30. The 25-year-old Memphis artist, whose legal name is Lontrell Williams Jr., is expected to appear for a jury trial on July 6 at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Earle Cabell Federal Building, in Dallas, according to a court filing posted on Tuesday. The filing lists William…
Pooh Shiesty robbery case set for trial July 6
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — July 6 has been set as the trial date for Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty, his father and seven other defendants accused in a robbery case in Texas. The date was set in an order filed Tuesday in a federal court in Texas. The nine defendants are accused of kidnapping and robbing rapper [...]
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