Pooh Shiesty Gets 63 Months Over Gun Charge

From WSB-TV Atlanta, where you can read the full story:

Rapper Pooh Shiesty was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for a gun charge two years ago in Florida, prosecutors said.

Shiesty, 22, a Memphis, Tennessee, native whose real name is Lontrell D. Williams Jr., pleaded guilty on Jan. 4, 2022, to conspiring to possess firearms in furtherance of crimes of violence and drug trafficking, WHBQ-TV reported.

Williams had been facing up to 20 years in prison, according to The Associated Press.

As part of a plea deal, prosecutors dropped three charges, including a gun charge that had a possible maximum sentence of life in prison. According to court records, the charges are related to three separate events.

Williams was indicted in June 2021 on four counts related to an Oct. 9, 2020, shooting at the Landon Hotel in the Miami-area town of Bay Harbor Islands, Variety reported. Prosecutors alleged that Williams and two other people shot and wounded a pair of individuals they were meeting to buy marijuana and sneakers from, according to the website.

Both shooting victims survived, according to Variety.

“Listen, nobody’s happy to go to prison, but he was happy the judge listened to our argument, and the judge received the argument well. He was satisfied with the outcome,” defense lawyer Bradford Cohen told Rolling Stone. “We’re happy with the decision of the court.”

The judge gave Williams credit for the year he has already spent in custody, the magazine reported. With credit for good behavior, Williams could be released from prison in about 3 1/2 years, according to Rolling Stone.

Feds Indict Pooh Shiesty Off Instagram Pics

Damn. From the Miami Herald, where you can read the full story:

The feds have indicted rapper Pooh Shiesty over the alleged shooting and robbery of two men outside a Bay Harbor Islands hotel.

The rapper, whose real name is Lontrell Williams, is now in federal custody and is expected to make his first Miami federal court appearance on Tuesday afternoon. The charges: discharging a firearm during a violent crime, conspiracy and robbery under a law regulating commerce.

Williams, 21, had been charged and freed on bond in Miami-Dade state court over the same incident. But earlier this month, he was put back in jail on a separate charge over the alleged shooting of a security guard at the King of Diamonds strip club on Memorial Day.

Fresh Porter – ‘OMDN’ (Stream)

Virginia native Fresh Porter has been making waves nationwide. Porter, who was only released from prison just a year ago, already has two projects under his belt and a number of notable co-signs.

His latest full-length release, OMDN, features Virginia Pusha T, and Trey Songz, as well as Kahri 1k, Young Crazy and 1017’s Pooh Shiesty. Produced by Yung Lan, Emkay, SayZay and Mow, OMDN is raw, catchy, high-energy music from the heart.

Porter’s project has been a long time coming. He grew up in the notorious city of Petersburg, half an hour south of Richmond. Moving fully into the streets after the passing of his grandmother in his youth, Fresh was indicted in 2016 on drug charges and incarcerated. Porter came home in 2020 to a different world. He explains the process of making OMDN and what the title means below.

OMDN is a acronym for on my dead niggas, which is slang in Petersburg verbatim to the phrase On God; we usually reference our dead homeboys to show sincerity and honesty. The concept for the album came about while I was serving my 4 year sentence in prison. During my bid, I lost three close friends and wanted to do something to honor them. That’s why you see their faces on the cover instead of mine. OMDN also introduces our culture to the world through my music.”

Stream OMDN below via Audiomack, or catch it on your favorite DSP. This isn’t the last that we’ll hear from Fresh Porter.