Pooh Shiesty Lawyer Rebuts Staples Contract Claim as Rapper Remains Jailed on Federal Charges

Overview

• Pooh Shiesty’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, rejected prosecutors’ claim that a stop at a Dallas Staples involved printing a release contract, saying it was likely for studio lyric sheets.
• After a bond hearing, Cohen said the government has shown no contract, no video of a signing, no guns, and no jewelry, and he characterized the case as driven by witness statements.
• Pooh Shiesty remains in federal custody after a judge denied his release on bond as he awaits trial on kidnapping and robbery charges that could carry a life sentence if he is convicted.
• Prosecutors allege a coordinated armed takeover at a Dallas recording studio on January 10, 2026 to force label head Gucci Mane to release the rapper from a 1017 Records deal, with multiple co-defendants including his father and rapper Big30 arrested in early April.
• Public reaction continues to shape the narrative, with Charlamagne Tha God questioning racial dynamics in such disputes and Gucci Mane addressing the episode in a diss track titled Crash Dummy.