Nine people, including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big 30, have been arrested in connection with a robbery and kidnapping plot of award-winning rapper Gucci Mane.
The Department of Justice said Thursday that the gang of nine kidnapped and robbed various victims, including Gucci Mane, at gunpoint in a music studio in Dallas in early January.
Eight of the nine suspects were arrested Wednesday in Dallas, Memphis and Nashville, the agency said.
The DoJ said in the complaint on January 10 that three music industry professionals including Pooh Shiesty, real name Lontrell Denell Williams Jr, organized a meeting to ‘discuss the terms of his recording contract with one of the victims.’
The ‘Back in Blood’ rapper, 26, and his eight co-conspirators allegedly then ‘executed an armed takeover.’ According to the DoJ document, Shiesty reportedly pulled out AK-style gun to force ‘one of the victims to sign a release from the recording contract at gunpoint.’
The remaining members of the group then proceeded to rob the other victims at the meeting of their Rolex watches, jewelry, cash and other high-value items.
Shiesty has been signed to Gucci Mane’s 1017 label since April 2020.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was allegedly robbed and kidnapped by fellow musicians Pooh Shiesty and Big 30 in January 2026
The document also alleges that one of the victims was choked close to the point of unconsciousness. Memphis rapper Big 30 then reportedly barricaded the door of the meeting room to prevent victims from escaping.
Shiesty’s father Lontrell Denell Williams Sr. reportedly also had a hand in helping to orchestrate and execute the kidnapping.
Local Memphis outlet WATN reported on Wednesday that the FBI executed a warrant at Pooh Shiesty’s Tennessee home.
Shiesty is less than a year out of his recent jail stint in October 2025 where he served three years for a gun charge.
He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of violent crimes and drug trafficking. Following his release, he was placed on house arrest and, as part of the conditions, was prohibited from possessing firearms.
Within hours of the January 10 robbery, the Memphis rapper and multiple of the suspects reportedly posted pictures of the items they stole on social media.
