DALLAS – Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty will remain in custody after his arrest on kidnapping and robbery charges last week, a federal judge ruled in a Dallas court on Wednesday.

Pooh Shiesty Court Appearance

The judge ruled there was probable cause in the alleged kidnapping of Gucci Mane, ordering Lontrell Williams Jr. (Pooh Shiesty) to stay in jail.

Federal investigators said Pooh Shiesty pointed an AK-style pistol while demanding to be released from his contract. 

However, the FBI said they do not have the alleged contract involved in the dispute, or any of the evidence seen online that led to Williams’ arrest.

Earle Cabell Federal Building in Dallas

The FBI also admitted to not having interviewed Gucci Mane or any of the other victims in the alleged incident, only using testimony given to the Dallas Police Department at the scene.

As the FBI testified against Williams, he repeatedly shook his head, disagreeing with the charges being brought against him.

Williams’ defense pointed to multiple holes in the FBI’s narrative of what happened.

Bradford Cohen, one of Williams’ lawyers.

“What didn’t we hear today? What we didn’t hear today is there is no contract, this mystery contract. They have no contract. They have no video of this alleged signing of a contract. They have no guns, they have no jewelry. They have none of that physical evidence,” Bradford Cohen, one of Williams’ lawyers, said. 

“What they have is they have, allegedly, five individuals, one of them being a very well-known individual that is allegedly cooperating with the government and making these allegations against my client and many more.”

When asked by FOX 4’s Steven Dial about Williams violating the terms of his ankle monitor, Cohen said Williams was allowed to be in certain places, but that today was not the time to defend that part of the allegations.

Pooh Shiesty Arrest

Pooh Shiesty to appear in Dallas court this week

Rapper Pooh Shiesty will appear in federal court in Dallas on Wednesday to determine whether he’ll be released from custody after his arrest on kidnapping and robbery charges. FOX 4’s Steven Dial has more.

The backstory:

Lontrell Williams Jr., whose rap name is Pooh Shiesty, his father Lontrell Williams Sr., rapper BIG30, and six defendants were all charged with kidnapping and robbery in connection with an incident that happened back in January at a Dallas recording studio.

Williams Jr. had a recording deal with Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane under The New 1017 Records label. The FBI said Williams Jr. set up a meeting with Gucci Mane in Dallas, and then held him at gunpoint with an AK-style pistol while demanding to be released from his contract.

The federal investigators said they were able to track Williams Jr. using his ankle monitor. He was supposed to be on home confinement for a 2022 federal case of conspiracy and drug trafficking.

Photos of the suspects were posted on social media, along with some of the items they’re accused of stealing, such as watches, jewelry, and cash from Gucci Mane and his associates, according to the FBI.