Pooh Shiesty, his father and Big30 have been arrested for allegedly robbing and kidnapping a number of males—one in every of whom is believed to be Gucci Mane— at gunpoint earlier this yr.
On Thursday (April 2), TMZ broke the information that the Memphis rapper, born Lontell Williams Jr., was taken into custody by authorities. This report got here after information that Pooh’s dad, Lontrell Williams Sr., was arrested by the FBI in Tennessee on April 1. The arrests adopted search and arrest warrants that had been executed on a house in Cordova, Tenn., owned by Pooh or his father.
On Thursday afternoon, the Division of Justice hosted a press convention addressing the arrests and mentioned six different individuals have additionally been charged in reference to the incident. Based on a spokesperson for the DOJ, in January, a gaggle of males traveled to Dallas to fulfill with Pooh and focus on enterprise at a recording studio. Nevertheless, when the victims entered the studio, Pooh and crew “executed a coordinated armed takeover,” in accordance with the spokesperson.
Pooh allegedly pulled out an AK-style rifle and demanded that one of many males, who has been reported to be Gucci Mane, signal a recording contract launch type. Pooh’s crew allegedly additionally robbed the victims of bijou, cash and different objects. The DOJ is asking Pooh the ringleader of the incident.
Authorities used surveillance video, rental automotive information, Instagram movies of coconspirators exhibiting off the alleged stolen objects, fingerprints from the scene and extra to convey a case in opposition to the rappers and their entourage.
XXL has reached out to Pooh Shiesty’s workforce and legal professional for remark.
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