Federal prosecutors in Dallas say a video shows Pooh Shiesty pressuring a 1017 Records owner for a contract release during an alleged January robbery at a Texas music studio. The filing cites gunpoint threats, surveillance placement of defendants, and video ev
A video submitted in federal court in Dallas shows rapper Pooh Shiesty pressing for release from Gucci Mane’s 1017 Records while an armed man blocks a door during an alleged robbery at a Texas music studio in January, prosecutors said.
The defendants, including Pooh Shiesty and eight others, have been indicted on kidnapping and extortion charges. Prosecutors say the robbery victims were forced at gunpoint after traveling to the city to discuss Pooh Shiesty’s recording contract with Mane’s 1017 Records.
The court record describes evidence tying the incident directly to negotiations over that contract. In the filing, prosecutors said the victims and witnesses have only been identified by initials in court documents. One, R.D., is described as the owner of 1017 Records. Gucci Mane’s legal name is Radric Delantic Davis.
The dispute over the label release is tied to a moment prosecutors say was captured on camera. Prosecutors said the video shows the owner of 1017 Records being forced to declare that Pooh Shiesty was “dropped” from his label. They also said Pooh Shiesty produced a printed contractual release for the owner to sign shortly before the video was made.
Prosecutors said the owner initially refused, but signed after Pooh Shiesty allegedly pointed an AK-style pistol at his head.
The record describes how the video was made and by whom. Prosecutors said BIG30, whose legal name is Rodney Wright, recorded the video with his cellphone while another defendant blocked the door holding a firearm that resembled an AK-47 style rifle.
Prosecutors say the alleged confrontation left the record label owner robbed at gunpoint of about $450,000 worth of items, including his wedding band, a watch, a pair of earrings and cash.
The court filing arrived as Pooh Shiesty challenged his detention status. Prosecutors submitted the document in response to a motion Pooh Shiesty filed last month proposing home confinement. The motion argued that the evidence did not warrant keeping him in custody pending trial. as a judge ordered in April.
Prosecutors asked the court to deny the request. In their filing, they said the motion should be rejected and that evidence against Pooh Shiesty was “extraordinarily strong.” Pooh Shiesty’s legal name is Lontrell Williams Jr.
Prosecutors said they have multiple forms of evidence beyond the video itself. including cooperation from all five victims and witnesses and cellphone location data. They also said surveillance video places the defendants at the scene. alongside the video tied to the record label owner being forced to sign and declare the release.
At the time of the alleged confrontation, prosecutors said Pooh Shiesty was on home confinement for a prior firearms conspiracy conviction out of Florida and was required to wear an electronic monitoring device.
Attorneys for Pooh Shiesty and BIG30 did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Thursday.
Gucci Mane, a widely recognized pioneer of trap music alongside fellow Atlanta rappers T.I. and Jeezy. emerged in the mid-2000s with his breakout single “Icy.” He later built a vast catalog. including the song “Crash Dummy. ” released this spring. which includes the lyrics: “I thought it was a business meeting. but it was a set up.”.
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