Rapper Gucci Mane was the target of kidnapping and robbery plot by Pooh Shiesty, DOJ says

Rapper Gucci Mane was the target of kidnapping and robbery plot by Pooh Shiesty, DOJ says Lontrell Williams Jr., known by the stage name Pooh Shiesty, allegedly asked to meet with Mane because he was unhappy with his record contract. Listen to this article with a free account 00:00 00:00 Rapper Gucci Mane in Riverdale, Ga., last year. Prince Williams / WireImage via Getty Images file Share Add NBC News to Google April 2, 2026, 6:09 PM EDT By Doha Madani Rapper Gucci Mane was the victim of a kidnapping and robbery plot by a rapper signed to Mane's label earlier this year, the Department of Justice alleged in a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Lontrell Williams Jr., known by the stage name Pooh Shiesty, allegedly asked to meet with Mane, whose legal name is Radric Davis, in Dallas on Jan. 10 to discuss his contract with Mane's label 1017, according to the criminal complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Williams was "upset with the terms of his contract" and wanted to be released, the complaint said. They met that afternoon at a music studio inside an office building. Williams was wearing an ankle monitor because he was on home confinement for a prior firearms conspiracy conviction out of Florida, the complaint said. While inside the studio, Williams allegedly learned on a phone call that his case manager had not given him permission to be out and had to return home immediately. Mane offered to reschedule, but Williams allegedly asked to speak to him in an attached recording room. According to the complaint, Mane agreed and was inside the room with Williams, Williams' father and another artist. An argument occurred inside the studio, and Williams told the other artist to bring him his bag, the complaint said. He "pulled what appeared to be a black AK-style pistol from the bag" and pointed it at Mane, demanding that Man...