Pooh Shiesty charged in kidnapping, robbery of Gucci Mane
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Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused rapper Pooh Shiesty and eight others of robbing three men at gunpoint and kidnapping them earlier this year in Texas following a contract dispute involving rapper Gucci Mane's record label.
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From Texas to Tennessee Pooh Shiesty and eight others charged in violent studio ambush
Federal authorities have dismantled a violent kidnapping and robbery ring involving prominent musical artists following a coordinated sting operation. United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould announced Thursday that nine individuals face federal charges for an armed takeover of a Dallas music studio that left victims battered and robbed at gunpoint.
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The alleged kidnapping and robbery incident appeared to have happened amid a record contract dispute between Pooh Shiesty and Gucci Mane.
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Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty, along with eight other people, was charged with kidnapping and conspiracy to commit kidnapping, according to a criminal complaint. The incident happened on Jan. 10, according to the complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas.
The FBI executed a search at a Tennessee home belonging to Pooh Shiesty, six months after the rapper's release from prison.