{"id":631760,"date":"2026-05-08T23:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/631760\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:02:11","slug":"pooh-shiesty-pleads-not-guilty-in-gucci-mane-kidnapping-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/631760\/","title":{"rendered":"Pooh Shiesty Pleads Not Guilty in Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Pooh Shiesty<br \/>\n                          I&#8217;m Innocent In Gucci Kidnapping Case!!!<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              May 8, 2026<br \/>\n                            2:26 PM PDT\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260508_2858431d7b184b6f84f7ce18f193eec2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b97f1a30-da4a-4dcb-a043-58f60604ae4c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2858431d7b184b6f84f7ce18f193eec2_md.jpg\" alt=\"pooh shiesty gucci mane getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/pooh-shiesty\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pooh Shiesty<\/a> swears he&#8217;s innocent in his federal kidnapping and robbery case involving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/gucci-mane\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gucci Mane<\/a> &#8230; and he said as much in court.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper was arraigned Friday in federal court in Dallas, Texas and pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him &#8230; Pooh&#8217;s lawyer, Kent Schaffer, tells TMZ.<\/p>\n<p>            Play video content<\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/805b0b8d55b14fd98ea6024e05c7de10_md.png\" alt=\"040226 pooh shiesty arrest press conference kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As we reported &#8230; federal prosecutors filed robbery and kidnapping charges against Pooh, his father, and 7 other defendants, claiming they robbed and kidnapped Gucci and others back in January inside a music studio in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The feds claim Pooh went to the studio to get Gucci to terminate a recording contract between the two hip hop stars.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260402_0274ce82548c4b1bba73f0a4f3b38cae\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b97f1a30-da4a-4dcb-a043-58f60604ae4c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0274ce82548c4b1bba73f0a4f3b38cae_md.png\" alt=\"pooh shiesty gucci mane sub getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pooh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/04\/08\/pooh-shiesty-remaining-in-custody\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">remains in custody<\/a> awaiting trial after a judge rejected his bid to get out of jail on bond.<\/p>\n<p>His father previously pleaded not guilty in the case &#8230; ditto for Memphis rapper Big30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pooh Shiesty I&#8217;m Innocent In Gucci Kidnapping Case!!! 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