{"id":41551,"date":"2026-04-05T04:11:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41551"},"modified":"2026-04-05T04:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T04:11:39","slug":"rapper-pooh-shiesty-wearing-an-ankle-monitor-accompanied-by-his-father-held-music-exec-at-gunpoint-in-studio-demanding-contract-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41551","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Pooh Shiesty, Wearing an Ankle Monitor &#038; Accompanied by His Father, Held Music Exec at Gunpoint in Studio, Demanding Contract Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Rapper Pooh Shiesty and his father were reportedly arrested by the FBI on federal kidnapping and robbery charges involving music executive Gucci Mane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">The rapper \u2014 whose real name is Lontrell D. Williams Jr. \u2014 was arrested in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, and booked in connection to a federal criminal case, law\u00a0enforcement sources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/02\/pooh-shiesty-and-dad-arrested-by-fbi\/?adid=social-tw\">told<\/a>\u00a0TMZ.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<p>While that was happening, the\u00a0\u201cFederal Contraband\u201d singer\u2019s father,\u00a0Lontrell Williams Sr., was also arrested in Memphis, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Pooh Shiesty - FDO [Official Music Video]\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MPuK06zUIhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gucci Mane was the victim of a kidnapping and robbery plot by Pooh Shiesty, according to a criminal complaint filed by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/rapper-gucci-mane-was-target-kidnapping-robbery-plot-pooh-shiesty-doj-rcna266475\">obtained<\/a> by NBC News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">Pooh Shiesty \u2014 who was signed to Gucci Mane\u2019s label, 1017 Records, earlier this year \u2014 allegedly asked to meet with the \u201cLemonade\u201d rapper because he was \u201cupset with the terms of his contract\u201d and wanted to be released,\u00a0according to the criminal complaint unsealed on Thursday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<p>On January 10,\u00a0Pooh Shiesty, his father, and another artist met with\u00a0Gucci Mane at a\u00a0music studio in Dallas, where an argument transpired, resulting in the 26-year-old rapper telling the artist to\u00a0bring him his bag, the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p>Pooh Shiesty then \u201cpulled what\u00a0appeared to be a black AK-style pistol from the bag\u201d and pointed it at Gucci Mane, demanding that the \u201cBig Booty\u201d rapper sign the papers to release him from his contract, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, Gucci Mane signed the paperwork while Pooh Shiesty\u2019s father and the other unnamed artist stood by, the complaint added.<\/p>\n<p>Officials also noted that during this time, Pooh Shiesty was wearing an ankle monitor\u00a0because he was on house arrest \u2014 having recently been released from federal prison following a more than\u00a0five-year sentence\u00a0in connection to a 2020 shooting in Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">The ankle monitor data \u2014 as well as\u00a0surveillance footage from a nearby building \u2014 helped\u00a0authorities place the \u201cSee Red\u201d rapper at the location of the incident.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a9d adSo\"\/>\n<p>After the three men left, six others from their group \u2014 who\u00a0were referred to by initials in the criminal complaint \u2014 allegedly\u00a0armed themselves and demanded \u201cproperty\u201d from people in the music studio.<\/p>\n<p>One individual, who was identified as \u201cM.M.\u201d in the complaint, had a Rolex watch, wallet, Apple Airpods, and a Louis Vuitton bag, and was apparently \u201cchoked from behind to the point of nearly losing consciousness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The victims, meanwhile, were blocked from leaving the studio \u2014 after one of the armed men allegedly barricaded them \u2014 and believed \u201cthey were going to be executed,\u201d the complaint said.<\/p>\n<p>Pooh Shiesty, his father, the other artist, and the six other individuals \u2014 who were later identified via\u00a0surveillance footage as they made their getaway \u2014 are all facing\u00a0federal charges in relation to kidnapping and robbery at gunpoint.<\/p>\n<p>Each individual faces a potential life sentence in prison if convicted, NBC News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Raybould, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, described the men as having \u201cresorted to violence and intimidation to achieve their purported business objectives.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><em>Alana Mastrangelo is a reporter for Breitbart News. 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