The Department of Justice announced rapper Pooh Shiesty and his longtime collaborator Big30 kidnapped and robbed rapper Gucci Mane.
Shiesty, real name Lontrell Williams Jr., was arrested Wednesday in Dallas, Texas, and booked in connection to the federal kidnapping case, TMZ reports.
Six others were arrested for their involvement in the robbery.
The DOJ announced the news on Thursday after Shiesty and his father, Lontrell Williams Sr. were arrested.
The screenshot above shows Shiesty ambushing Gucci Mane outside a recording studio in October 2025. Shiesty allegedly stole Gucci Mane’s wedding ring, among other valuables.
The DOJ says several of the alleged robbers posted photos online showing off the stolen items.
FBI agents executed search warrants at the Memphis-area home of the rapper’s father, Lontrell Williams Sr., on Wednesday. Williams Sr. (pictured left) was taken into custody, according to TMZ.
Six other suspects were arrested across three cities: Memphis, Nashville and Dallas, according to the DOJ. Big30 is still on the run.
In January 2022, Shiesty pleaded guilty to shooting a man at a hotel in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, in October 2020. The victim survived. Shiesty faced life in prison, but he accepted a plea deal in exchange for 5 years behind bars.
The aspiring rapper was released from a federal prison in October 2025 after serving 3 years of his sentence.
There were reports that he was back in federal custody as of January 2026, with a pending release date of April 2027.
Shiesty (left) was an independent rapper before signing with Gucci Mane’s 1017 record label in April 2020.
According to Memphis insiders, Shiesty and aspiring rapper Big30, reunited after Shiesty was released from prison in October 2025.
Shiesty and Big30 robbed Gucci Mane at gunpoint and stole his wedding ring. Allegedly, Lontrell Williams Sr. was also at the recording studio when the robbery went down.
Shiesty intended to get out of his recording contract with Gucci Mane by robbing him.
“I do feel like if it had no truth to it, that Gucci would’ve debunked it more forcefully,” Podcaster Adam22 said. “I’m not saying that he necessarily took the ring from him, but it does seem like Gucci Mane very much had plans on Pooh Shiesty being his artist and continuing to work with him when he got out of prison.”
