Rapper Pooh Shiesty and his father arrested after FBI raids family home

Rapper previously served three years in prison and was released last October
The 26-year-old artist, whose real name is Lontrell D.

Williams Jr., was arrested in Dallas, Texas, and booked in connection with a federal criminal case, law enforcement sources told TMZ .

His father, also Lontrell Williams, was arrested in Memphis.

The charges against the men were not immediately disclosed.

The Independent has contacted Shiesty’s representative and the FBI for comment.

The latest development comes after reports that the FBI executed a “search and arrest warrant” at the property in Cordova, Tennessee.

The rapper previously spent three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to firearms and drug charges in April 2022.

He was originally sentenced to 63 months, but was released in October 2025 on good behavior.

Shiesty was arrested in June 2021 for his involvement in three firearm and drug conspiracies, including an incident in May 2021 when he allegedly assaulted a victim with a firearm at a Miami strip club.

As part of his plea deal, three other charges were dropped, and he was given a lesser prison sentence.

Upon his release, he was moved to a residential reentry facility in Dallas, where he is expected to remain until April 11, a spokesperson from the Federal Bureau of Prisons told MassLive in January.

Born and raised in Memphis, Shiesty first rose to fame in 2020 when he was signed to fellow rapper Gucci Mane’s record label, 1017 Records, an imprint of Atlantic Records.

That same year, he released “Back in Blood,” his first major single, which reached No.

13 on the Billboard charts.

He has since continued promoting the track, with his most recent Instagram post from March 11 featuring a series of photos and a video clip from a recent visit to a Mercedes-Benz dealership to purchase a new car in celebration of the song’s success.

“FDO Went #1 So It’s Only Right I Pop It @mrbenzness showed real love,” he wrote in the caption.

“I appreciate it x10 tap in with em asap if you tryna get right.”
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