MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Lontrell Williams Sr., the father of rapper Pooh Shiesty, will be taken to jail in Texas.
Prosecutors told the judge Friday they want Williams Sr. kept in custody. They will file to have his release order revoked in the next week.
The judge ordered Williams Sr. be taken to Dallas in the meantime.
Williams Sr. will file a response the week after that.
Williams is among 9 people in custody, connected to a kidnapping and robbery of rapper Gucci Mane.
Williams Jr. is due in court in Dallas on Wednesday.
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