Overview
- A federal judge in Dallas denied Pooh Shiesty’s latest bid for pretrial release during a detention hearing held Tuesday and ordered him to remain in custody.
- Shiesty has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of kidnapping and attempting to extort Gucci Mane based on an alleged January recording-studio encounter.
- Prosecutors say surveillance footage and a recording-contract release show Shiesty produced an AK-style Draco and forced Gucci Mane to sign paperwork at gunpoint; those materials are central to the government’s case.
- Defense lawyers proposed a roughly $700,000 private, 24-hour security package to monitor Shiesty if released but the judge found no set of conditions that would adequately protect the community.
- The case is set for a federal trial on Feb. 22, 2027, and pretrial fights over evidence, chain of custody and the role of a fired supervision officer who issued unauthorized travel passes are expected to shape proceedings while several co-defendants have been released on bond.