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Pooh Shiesty will remain behind bars after a federal judge denied his bond.
The Memphis rapper appeared in a Dallas courtroom on Wednesday, April 8, for a hearing on whether or not he should receive bail. Pooh Shiesty, born Lontrell Williams, Jr., was arrested and charged after the Federal Bureau of Investigation accused him of kidnapping Gucci Mane and his two associates at a studio and forcing Gucci to sign a contract to get him out of his record deal. Federal Judge Renee Harries Toliver cited Williams' criminal past while issuing her ruling.
“I can’t find any condition to offer that hasn’t already been granted to you," Judge Toliver said.
The Department of Justice said Gucci Mane and his two associates met at a studio on January 10 with Pooh Shiesty, his father Lontrell Williams, Sr., BIG30, born Rodney Lamont Wright Jr., and six others: Kedarius Waters, Kordae Johnson, Demarcus Glover, Damarian Gipson, Darrion McDaniel, and Terrance Rodgers. During the meeting, Williams, Jr. and his eight other co-defendants allegedly "executed an armed takeover" as he "forced one of the victims to sign a release from the recording contract" while holding an AK-style pistol.
Members of the rapper's crew also had guns and robbed the other two victims at gunpoint. One of the victims was reportedly held in a chokehold until they were nearly rendered unconscious. The group allegedly stole cash, Rolex watches, jewelry, and other valuables. BIG30 is accused of barricading the door to keep the victims from leaving the studio. Lontrell Williams, Sr., allegedly helped plan and execute the alleged crime.
During the hearing, FBI Special Agent Pamela Hanson told the court that most of the complaints they received stemmed from statements Gucci Mane and the other alleged victims made after the rapper's security guard called police. At a press conference after the hearing, Williams' lawyer, Bradford Cohen, questioned the FBI's allegations, especially after they waited three months to arrest and charge his client. He also emphasized that the feds have no concrete evidence to corroborate the allegations.
The FBI plans to interview Gucci Mane and the other alleged victims in the future. They have yet to be make any public statements since Pooh Shiesty and the others were arrested. See what Pooh Shiesty's attorneys had to say below.