Overview
- Pooh Shiesty, identified as Lontrell Williams Jr., was taken into custody Thursday in a multi-city sweep that also led to arrests in Memphis and Nashville, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for North Texas.
- Prosecutors described a January 10 armed takeover at a Dallas studio where a victim was forced to sign a recording contract at gunpoint and two others were robbed of Rolex watches, jewelry, and other valuables.
- Authorities said one victim was choked until nearly unconscious, and they alleged Williams Jr. acted as the ringleader while on home confinement for a prior federal firearms conviction.
- Investigators cited electronic data, social media posts of stolen items, license plate reader hits, car rental records, surveillance video, and fingerprint matches as evidence supporting the case.
- The Dallas announcement followed Wednesday’s FBI operation at a Cordova, Tennessee home registered to Lontrell D. Williams, where agents executed court-approved search and arrest warrants that neighbors said involved flash bangs.