Federal prosecutors have unsealed explosive new evidence against rapper Pooh Shiesty, accusing him of holding Gucci Mane at gunpoint in a brazen attempt to void his recording contract. A 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓴𝓮𝓭 video, authenticated by court filings, allegedly shows the moment the 1017 Records artist forced the label boss to sign a release under threat of violence.
The grainy clip, which surfaced online this week, depicts a man identified as Gucci Mane with his hands in his pockets while an associate of Pooh Shiesty brandishes a large firearm. The rapper, real name Lontrell Williams Jr., is seen wearing his signature balaclava as someone off-camera instructs the victim to confirm the contract termination.
Prosecutors say the January 10, 2026, incident occurred at a Dallas recording studio owned by Gucci Mane’s label. According to the criminal complaint, Williams and his co-defendants, including his father Lon Trell Williams Sr., allegedly stole luxury watches, chains, and a Louis Vuitton bag from the rapper and his security team.
The government filed the video and related evidence in response to Williams’s renewed bid for pretrial release. His legal team argues the charges do not meet the legal threshold for federal kidnapping, pointing to Gucci Mane’s own social media posts that appear to downplay the incident and display the allegedly stolen jewelry.
Bradford Cohen, the attorney who formerly represented Williams, told Law & Crime that the video is “not great for the defense” but maintains the federal kidnapping charge is legally flawed. “The government has not proven the interstate commerce element required for a federal kidnapping case,” Cohen said. “This should have been a state case.”
A separate security guard, identified only as CW, submitted a victim impact statement urging the court to keep Williams detained. “My wife and I are afraid of what his mindset might be if he’s released,” the guard wrote. “I have limited my children’s ability to go outside because of this fear.”
Court documents reveal that Williams was on home detention at the time of the alleged kidnapping, wearing an ankle monitor. Prosecutors claim he violated release conditions by drinking alcohol, failing 𝒹𝓇𝓊𝑔 tests, and maintaining an inappropriate relationship with a supervision officer who allegedly entered 𝒻𝒶𝓀𝑒 day passes for him.
The defense counters that Williams complied with all requirements and that the government’s star witness—Gucci Mane—has publicly recanted. “A complaining witness recanting the offense is a fundamental problem for the prosecution,” Cohen argued.
The case has been delayed until February 2027, with the judge yet to rule on the latest bail request. Williams remains in federal custody, facing charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping, kidnapping, extortion, and robbery. His co-defendants, including rapper Big 30, have already been granted bond by a separate judge who found the federal kidnapping case “weak.”
As the legal battle intensifies, the 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓴𝓮𝓭 video continues to circulate on social media, fueling public scrutiny. The government insists the evidence is damning, but the defense is betting on legal technicalities and witness credibility to win at trial.
