{"id":314477,"date":"2026-04-06T22:23:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=314477"},"modified":"2026-04-06T22:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:53:56","slug":"dad-reportedly-granted-bond-recent-lawyer-speaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/dad-reportedly-granted-bond-recent-lawyer-speaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Dad Reportedly Granted Bond, Recent Lawyer Speaks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Pooh Shiesty<\/strong>\u2018s dad,<strong> Lontrell Williams Sr.<\/strong>, was reportedly granted a $250,000 bond and to be placed on house arrest as a brand new lawyer, <strong>John Helms<\/strong>, rolls out the rapper\u2019s defense in his federal kidnapping case.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">RELATED:\u00a0Pooh Shiesty, His Dad, Gucci Mane &#038; Keyshia Ka\u2019oir Were Energetic On Social Media Around Time Of Alleged Robbery \u2014 Here\u2019s What They Posted<\/h5>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Pooh Shiesty\u2019s Dad, Lontrell Williams Sr., Reportedly Granted $250K Bond &#038; To Be Placed On House Arrest<\/h3>\n<p>Based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/article\/news\/crime\/pooh-shiesty-big30-federal-court-hearing\/522-20997949-7dd6-4e09-8fd2-b319f8c95f20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Localmemphis.com (opens in a new tab)\">Localmemphis.com<\/a>, prosecutors presented their case against Pooh Shiesty, his dad, and 7 others to a federal judge in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, April 3. Moreover, the event reportedly made way at a detention hearing for Williams Sr., Big30, real name Rodney Wright Jr., and three other defendants (not including Pooh Shiesty). Ultimately, the judge reportedly ruled that prosecutors have probable cause to pursue their case against the group.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Williams Sr., prosecutors reportedly argued that he printed the music release contract that Pooh Shiesty allegedly forced Gucci Mane to sign at gunpoint on January 10, 2026. Williams Sr. reportedly printed the paperwork at a Staples in Frisco, Texas. Moreover, it&#8217;s believed that Williams Sr. made contact with the music studio owner hours before the kidnapping and robbery of Gucci and two others took place at the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, prosecutors argued that Williams Sr. was not a \u201cprimary participant\u201d within the robbery. Nevertheless, his criminal record shows that he has previously been hit with \u201ckidnapping, drug, gun, and other violent charges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, a lawyer for Williams Sr. reportedly argued that he is just his son\u2019s business manager. Moreover, they alleged that it\u2019s \u201cunconfirmed\u201d what he printed out at Staples. Moreover, the lawyer argued that the search of Williams\u2019 home was clean. And previously, Pooh and Gucci had only ever used a studio to record music together.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the judge set Williams Sr.\u2019s bond at $250,000. Nevertheless, the judge ruled that he must remain on house arrest and will travel only to Dallas, Texas, where the case will proceed. At the moment, nevertheless, it stays unclear whether Pooh\u2019s dad has been released from police custody.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Recent Lawyer For Pooh Shiesty Rolls Out His Apparent Defense In His Federal Kidnapping Case<\/h3>\n<p>Now, Helms has reportedly added his thoughts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe federal government tries to characterize this as a dispute over money between Lontrell and his record label, but on this business, things are fairly often not what they appear, and other people\u2019s motivations are fairly often not what they appear,\u201d he reportedly told the outlet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/pooh-shiesty-lawyer-challenges-prosecutors-234254115.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Dallas Morning News (opens in a new tab)\">Dallas Morning News<\/a>, Helms shared that he and Cohen shall be representing Pooh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c\u2026 Because the case goes on\u2026 I feel it\u2019s going to be significantly different from what the federal government says,\u201d<\/strong> Helms reportedly added.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Why Are The Rapper &#038; His Dad Caught Up In A Federal Kidnapping Case?<\/h3>\n<p>Prosecutors imagine the group committed the crime to force Gucci Mane to release Pooh from a music contract. The incident reportedly included barricaded doors, gunpoint tactics, and the robbery of luxury goods. This, while among the defendants also flossed the stolen goods on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a defense lawyer for Big30 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/article\/news\/crime\/pooh-shiesty-big30-federal-court-hearing\/522-20997949-7dd6-4e09-8fd2-b319f8c95f20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"reportedly arguing that there\u2019s no evidence (opens in a new tab)\">reportedly arguing that there\u2019s no evidence<\/a> his client had a gun throughout the ordeal. Moreover, a defense lawyer for one more suspect is reportedly arguing that Gucci Mane never identified his client. Also, on the detention hearing, it was reportedly shared that no video surveillance evidence has been recovered of any suspects possessing guns.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Gucci Mane has not publicly addressed the incident. Moreover, it&#8217;s believed that if convicted, the suspects could withstand life in prison.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">RELATED:\u00a0From A Staples Stop To Social Media Flexing, Here Are 7 WILD Allegations In Pooh Shiesty\u2019s Kidnapping Case<\/h5>\n<div class=\"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container\" style=\"justify-content: center;;\">\n<div class=\"wpra-reactions-container\" data-ver=\"1.3.10\" data-post_id=\"272339\" data-show_count=\"true\" data-enable_share=\"onclick\" data-behavior=\"regular\" data-animation=\"true\" data-share_url=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/pooh-shiesty-dad-lontrell-williams-granted-250k-bond-house-new-lawyer-rapper-defense-federal-kidnapping-case\/\" data-secure=\"746026b1f7\">\n<p>What Do You Think Roomies?<\/p>\n<p>                                             <!-- end of share buttons -->\t\t\t            <\/div>\n<p> <!-- end of reactions container -->        <\/div>\n<p><!-- end of reactions wrap --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pooh Shiesty\u2018s dad, Lontrell Williams Sr., was reportedly granted a $250,000 bond and to be placed on house arrest as a brand new lawyer, John Helms, rolls out the rapper\u2019s defense in his federal kidnapping case. RELATED:\u00a0Pooh Shiesty, His Dad, Gucci Mane &#038; Keyshia Ka\u2019oir Were Energetic On Social Media Around Time Of Alleged Robbery [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":314478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20659],"tags":[2084,556,19668,6754,492,2381],"class_list":["post-314477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bollywood","tag-bond","tag-dad","tag-granted","tag-lawyer","tag-reportedly","tag-speaks"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314477"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314480,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314477\/revisions\/314480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}