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Pooh Shiesty Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping and Armed Robbery

Prosecutors allege the artist took part in a January 2026 armed takeover at a Dallas recording studio targeting rapper Gucci Mane over a contract dispute.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 19, 2026, 8:05 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 18, 2026, 1:30 p.m. ETWritten Aug 19, 2026, 8:53 p.m. ET
Pooh Shiesty has been with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and armed robbery. The case is at the charging stage: the charges are allegations, and Shiesty is untried and presumed innocent. Prosecutors allege that Shiesty took part in a January 2026 armed takeover at a Dallas recording studio that targeted rapper Gucci Mane over a contract dispute. According to prosecutors, Shiesty forced one of the victims to sign a release from the recording contract at gunpoint. Prosecutors further allege that the other defendants then robbed the victims of watches, jewelry, cash and other valuables, and choked one victim to near unconsciousness. Shiesty is the only defendant named in the material available for this report. That material does not identify the court handling the case, the jurisdiction bringing it, any plea, or a lawyer for Shiesty. None of the allegations described here has been tested in court.

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  1. Aug 19, 2026, 8:05 p.m. ETFirst report

    Pooh Shiesty Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping and Armed Robbery

    Rapper Pooh Shiesty has been charged with conspiracy to commit kidnapping and armed robbery.

    Prosecutors allege that Pooh Shiesty took part in a January 2026 armed takeover at a Dallas recording studio that targeted rapper Gucci Mane over a contract dispute. According to prosecutors, Pooh Shiesty forced one of the victims to sign a release from the recording contract at gunpoint. Other defendants then allegedly robbed the victims of watches, jewelry, cash and other valuables, and choked one victim to near unconsciousness.

    The case is at the charging stage. The available case information identifies Pooh Shiesty as the charged defendant; the other participants described in the prosecutors' account are not identified in that information.

    The charges are allegations. Pooh Shiesty is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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