Gucci Mane was kidnapped, robbed by rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30, prosecutors say

Rapper Pooh Shiesty kidnapped and robbed chap rapper and mentor Gucci Mane successful a euphony workplace ambush, national prosecutors say.

The Department of Justice announced connected Thursday that Memphis rappers Shiesty and Big30 planned and executed the “coordinated equipped takeover” astatine a Dallas euphony workplace successful January.

According to prosecutors, 8 of 9 suspects successful the incident, including Pooh Shiesty, calved Lontrell Williams. Jr., and his father, Lontrell Williams. Sr., who’s known astir the Memphis euphony country arsenic “Mob Boss,” were arrested Wednesday successful Nashville and Memphis, Tenn., and Dallas.

Williams Jr. allegedly arranged a “business meeting” with Gucci Mane to sermon the presumption of his signaling contract. Things took a crook and, according to the Justice Department, Williams Jr. brandished an AK-style pistol and forced 1 of the victims to motion a merchandise from the signaling declaration astatine gunpoint.

Big30, calved Rodney Wright Jr., allegedly barricaded the workplace doorway with his assemblage to forestall Davis and the different victims from escaping.

The different men progressive successful the ambush besides pulled retired firearms and robbed the different victims of Rolex watches, jewelry, currency and different high-value items, according to the complaint, which besides states that 1 unfortunate was choked astir to unconsciousness.

In 2020, Gucci Mane, calved Radric Davis, signed newcomer Williams Jr. to his grounds statement 1017 Records. Davis came crossed the “Breaking News” rapper aft respective of his singles started to summation traction connected societal media. The rapper’s 2021 breakout hit, “Back successful Blood,” climbed the Billboard charts, and Williams Jr. went multi-platinum.

The aforesaid year, the rapper received a five-year situation condemnation connected firearms conspiracy charges retired of the Southern District of Florida. In October, Williams Jr. was released aboriginal aft serving 3 years connected the information that helium would service location detention.

The “Federal Contraband” hitmaker was inactive connected location apprehension successful January erstwhile the alleged euphony workplace takeover took place. According to the complaint, grounds utilized to complaint the men included physics monitoring information that placed Williams Jr. astatine the Dallas studio, which besides violates the presumption of his location detention conditions.

Other grounds included telephone records, records confirming that Williams Sr. rented a car utilized by the men, surveillance footage from the studio, fingerprints recovered from the transgression country matching those of 2 defendants, records placing immoderate of the men astatine a adjacent edifice pursuing the robbery, and societal media posts that pictured immoderate of the charged men with what appeared to beryllium stolen watches and jewelry.

“These defendants volition beryllium transported to the Northern District of Texas to look their crimes,” said D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. lawyer for the Western District of Tennessee.

Williams Jr.’s ineligible practice did not respond to a petition for remark connected Thursday.

If convicted, each suspect faces a condemnation of up to beingness successful prison.