Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Delantic Davis, was allegedly robbed and kidnapped in Dallas by Pooh Shiesty and the Big30, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), wfaa reported.
Nine people, including the aforementioned rapper, kidnapped and robbed multiple victims at a Dallas music studio, according to the Justice Department. The U.S. Department of Justice reported that eight of the nine people were detained Wednesday in Nashville, Memphis and Dallas.
TMZ reports that Pooh Shiesty, whose real name is Lontrell D. Williams Jr., was arrested on Wednesday and booked in connection with a federal criminal case. Shasti’s father, Lontrell Williams Sr., was also arrested in Memphis, Tennessee.
According to the Justice Department’s indictment, three music industry figures traveled to Dallas for a conference on Jan. 10. According to the Justice Department, Pooh Shiesty, whose real name is Lontrell Denell Williams Jr., arranged the meeting “to discuss the terms of his record contract with one of the victims.” Before his run-in with the law, Pooh Shiesty joined Gucci Mane’s 1017 label and became known for songs like “Back in Blood.”
DOJ accuses Pooh Shiesty of forcing Gucci Mane to sign record label distribution rights at gunpoint pic.twitter.com/sqwZJlBy5e
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Williams and eight of his associates, some from Memphis, “performed an armed takeover.” According to the U.S. Department of Justice, while the three men were in the music studio, Williams “signed a release form from her record contract at gunpoint at one of the victims” after pulling out an AK-style handgun. The remaining co-conspirators also pulled out guns and robbed other victims of items such as Rolex watches, jewelry and cash.
Williams Jr. was released from prison in October 2025 after serving three years on firearms charges in Miami, Florida, after pleading guilty to conspiring to possess a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime and drug trafficking. Williams was on home detention at the time of the robbery and kidnapping in January on the condition that he not commit any further felonies or possess a firearm.
