Being a famous rapper obviously comes with its perks.
But it’s also one of the most dangerous jobs in the world,
with artists losing their lives left and right over gang beef and robberies.
Because of this, many young rappers choose to stay strapped
in case they have any problems.
But when you’re walking around with tons of cash, expensive jewelry,
and loaded weapons, anything can happen.
Pooh Shiesty is the most recent rapper to learn that lesson the hard way
and he was just involved in a shooting at a Miami nightclub
after he was allegedly robbed of $40,000 cash.
Here’s all we know about the case, and what charges might come with it.
Pooh Shiesty’s rap career has had plenty of ups and downs.
He blew up, seemingly overnight thanks to a cosign from Gucci Mane
and a series of hit singles that have run up hundreds of millions of plays on streaming services.
But he’s also had to deal with several beefs, shootings, and arrests
that could put his freedom and his career in jeopardy.
The most recent arrest came after a Memorial Day concert
where the rapper allegedly let off an accidental shot inside a Miami Nightclub
that happened to hit a security guard in the ankle.
The shooting happened on Saturday, May 29th
at Miami’s King of Diamonds Strip Club.
Pooh had a performance at the club and during the event,
a rumor started going around that the rapper had been robbed.
A video taken by someone standing on stage with Shiesty during the performance
showed the rapper with huge stacks of money stuffed in his pockets.
His pants are pretty tight, and the stacks were clearly too big for his pockets,
so it looked like they could fall out at any moment.
A video of the same performance shot by a fan in the crowd revealed
that someone allegedly stole the cash from the rapper while he was performing.
The man recording can be heard repeatedly saying “they jacked Pooh Shiesty”
They done jacked Pooh Shiesty
they jacked Pooh Shiesty.
They took his money.
and the caption on the video says “They took all Pooh Shiesty money
dat n**** have bout $40,000 in his pockets”.
Another video showed Shiesty leaving the club with a black ski mask over his face
and clearly holding a gun in his hand.
The rapper had nowhere to conceal the weapon,
so he just held it by his waist as he ran out.
Just after he passed by the camera,
a gunshot can be heard and everyone in the club starts panicking and rushing out.
Rumors quickly started going around that Pooh had been robbed
and then shot up the club in frustration.
It proved to be a pretty violent weekend in Miami
with several other shootings being reported around the same time that created confusion
as to what really went down at the Pooh Shiesty concert.
The rapper later posted on Instagram to dispute the rumors, saying
“false allegations nothing never been took from me”.
He didn’t address the shooting, but just let his fans know
that the robbery allegations were fake news.
Although there was plenty of video footage from the club that night
which clearly proved something went down,
no one took to social media to take credit for the robbery.
So fans had no reason to believe that Shiesty was lying.
When a rapper gets his chain snatched or robbed for a large amount of cash,
it’s pretty common for the goons responsible to go on the internet
and take credit for the lick,
especially when the target claims to be about that life like Pooh Shiesty does.
But since no one came forward,
it was Shiesty’s story against the people in the club.
But on June 8th, Pooh Shiesty would be arrested for the shooting
and was forced to testify in court that he had been robbed,
which is what caused him to pull his gun out in the first place.
Police say 22-year-old Lontrell Williams who goes by the stage name Pooh Sheisty,
was performing at King Of Diamonds last month
when someone knocked money out of his pocket.
A crowd jumped in trying to collect the cash,
when Williams reportedly brandished a gun and shot the guard in the ankle.
Charges had been filed against the rapper a few days earlier
and he turned himself into police on the 8th.
He is now being held in a Miami jail on charges of aggravated battery with a firearm.
According to the warrant that was issued for his arrest,
Pooh was leaving the club around 4:00 AM after his performance
and a fan bumped into him, knocking the money out of his pockets.
The crowd then jumped on the cash and snatched it up as quickly as they could.
Pooh got back up on stage to get a better look at who had taken his money,
but it was too late at that point.
A security guard said that he noticed Shiesty had a gun tucked into his waistband
and warned the rapper not to pull it out.
As they were escorting him out of the club after the money was stolen,
the rapper ignored the security guard and pulled out the gun as he was leaving.
This was captured on video
and when Shiesty walks out the camera view, a single shot was let off.
The bullet hit a security guard in the ankle,
who saw the rapper cocking the gun
and chose to dive out of the way to avoid being shot in the chest.
The rapper then allegedly passed the gun off to someone else in his entourage
and the whole crew dipped before the police could arrive to the scene.
So, Shiesty didn’t exactly lie on his Instagram,
but he didn’t tell the whole truth either.
It wasn’t like someone stuck a gun in his face and actually took the money from him.
But he did take a pretty expensive L
by walking through the crowd with stacks of cash spilling out of his pants.
Even though the shooting was fairly minor,
Shiesty could be looking at doing some serious time for this charge.
An Instagram account called Lawyerforworkers,
which is run by an NYC employment attorney
who often gives information on high-profile cases involving rappers,
broke down the potential charges Shiesty is facing.
He explained that if convicted of the crime,
Shiesty faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison.
There is something in Florida called a 10 20 Life Law.
If a firearm is used during a case of aggravated battery
then, that possession of a firearm triggers an automatic mandatory sentence.
Just pulling out a gun can result in a 10-year minimum sentence
and if you fire that gun it’s bumped up to 20 years.
If someone is seriously hurt or killed,
the minimum is bumped up from 25 to life.
So, because Shiesty fired the gun,
he will face a minimum of 20 years if convicted
and potentially even more time
if prosecutors can prove that he intended to shoot the victim.
This may be hard to prove
because Shiesty doesn’t have much of a motive to shoot the security guard.
Although the victim did tell prosecutors
that the rapper had aimed at his chest and he was only hit in the ankle
because he tried to dive out of the way.
His lawyers will likely try to argue that it was a negligent discharge,
or it was self-defense because someone else may have pulled a gun.
Florida does also have the stand your ground law,
so if Shiesty can prove he was somehow threatened it may help his case.
The following day, the rapper was granted a $10,000 bond
This is an aggravated battery is entitled to a bond the standard bond is $10,000
and that's what I set it.
however he wasn’t immediately released
because he is still out on a different bond,
awaiting the trial for another shooting in Florida that he was involved in.
Back in October 2020,
Shiesty was arrested in connection with a shooting that took place
in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida,
and was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and armed battery.
The victims telling the police 20-year-old Pooh Shiesty was behind the wheel of the McLaren
and he was armed with an assault rifle.
The shooting happened after an alleged drug deal or sneaker sale gone wrong.
Shiesty and his crew went to meet up with another group
to engage in some sort of business transaction.
Something went left during the meetup and guns were pulled,
leaving the two men they had met up with shot in the parking lot.
The whole thing was captured on surveillance cameras
and the victims reported the incident to police after driving themselves to the hospital.
But when the police questioned them, their stories didn’t add up.
One victim said
that they were there to get payment for a green McLaren that Shiesty was driving,
as well as some weed.
The other said that they were there to sell him some high-end sneakers.
So what exactly went down in that shooting is hard to tell,
but Shiesty was still arrested and released on a $30,000 bond.
Check out our video on the criminal history of Pooh Shiesty
for more info on this charge.
But, if he wants to be released from prison for this new case,
the rapper will have to go before the judge
who issued him the bond from the Bay Harbor Islands shooting.
She has the power to revoke the original bond and keep him in prison while he awaits trial.
Pooh Shiesty hired Bradford Cohen,
the celebrity attorney who has represented everyone from YNW Melly to DMX.
He has a pretty good track record of helping rappers beat cases
and was even the person responsible for securing a pardon for Kodak Black and Lil Wayne
from ex-president Donald Trump.
So, if there is anyone who can help Pooh Shiesty beat this case, it’s him.
Although the charges look pretty severe,
the fact that the judge only gave him a $10,000 bond is a pretty good sign for Shiesty.
If they really wanted him locked up for good,
they would have hit him with an amount that he wouldn’t be able to afford.
But with the money that Pooh Shiesty is making, he could post 10 racks easily.
The big question is whether the judge will consider him a danger to the community
for being involved in another shooting while already out on bail
or decide to look past it.
Even though Shiesty is potentially facing a lot of time,
with a good team of lawyers he can likely plead it down.
No one was seriously injured,
and the shooting was likely accidental.
As of right now, Shiesty is not a convicted felon
so he is allowed to possess a gun for self-defense purposes.
But these cases could change that.
So, on Back in Blood, when Shiesty rapped
“***** I got my own fire don’t need security in the club”
he really meant it.
But it may be time for the rapper to stop living the life he portrays in his music,
otherwise, it could seriously hurt his career.
Hopefully, Shiesty beats this case and decides to focus on his music
rather than trying to maintain his street image.
But part of his popularity is based off his wild actions,
so it may be hard for Pooh to turn his back on what made him famous in the first place…
Some how, Pooh Shiesty wasn’t the only rapper to catch a case in Miami.
That same weekend, A rapper affiliated with DaBaby
named Wisdom was also arrested and booked on attempted murder charges.
The shooting took place on Monday, May 31st outside of Prime 112 steakhouse
on Ocean Drive in downtown Miami, leaving two people wounded.
Both Da Baby and his artist Wisdom were detained and questioned
in regards to the shooting.
However, Da Baby would eventually be released without any charges being filed,
but Wisdom would be charged with attempted murder
and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
21-year-old Wisdom Awute of Charlotte North Carolina was also arrested.
Charged with attempted first degree murder,
and aggravated assault with a firearm.
Police claim that Wisdom and a group of other men he was with got into an argument
with the victims and a shoot out went down.
The rapper fired at least one shot,
which hit the target in the leg as he tried to make a run for it.
Another man named Christopher Urena was also arrested
for allegedly shooting one of the victims in the back.
The victim shot by Urena is in critical condition and is now paralyzed.
According to police reports,
after the argument broke out between the two groups,
Urena got into a 300 Chrysler that did not belong to him
because it was blocking the valet.
Urena claims that while he was trying to move the vehicle,
he was approached by men with guns.
He says that they started firing at him as he drove away.
Urena was later stopped by police, who asked for his ID.
When he went to get his ID out of a black satchel,
police noticed it also contained a gun magazine and detained him for questioning.
Police also detained several men in a Cadillac Escalade at a traffic stop
on MacArthur Causeway.
They were all brought in for questioning and one of them admitted
to seeing Urena shoot one of the victims in the back.
Two other men present on the scene said that they were trying to get into their car
which was parked outside the steakhouse when they got into an argument with Da Baby’s crew.
It got kinda wild and they punched one of Da Baby’s guys in the face.
As they turned to run away,
one of the dudes in the crew chased him down and shot him in the leg as payback.
The friend of the victim later identified Wisdom as the shooter.
Both men are being held without bond at Miami Dade County Jail.
In addition to the attempted murder and aggravated assault charge,
Urena is also facing an additional charge
of third-degree grand theft for stealing the Chrysler,
as well as firearm possession by a convicted felon.
The lawyers for Wisdom and Urena claim that they fired in self-defense,
as the victims did fire back at them.
But prosecutors insist that it was Wisdom and his entourage who initiated the shooting.
Based on the fact that they are being held without bond,
this will be a much harder case to beat than the one Pooh Shiesty is facing.
I believe there is probable cause for the charge of first degree murder.
Based on the probable cause stand of jury,
based on what's written on this arrest amidated,
and so I'm going to hold you to no bonds.
First of all, Wisdom is still an up-and-coming artist
without the clout and industry connections that Pooh Shiesty has,
which means he probably can’t afford an expensive team of lawyers.
There are several witnesses
as well as security camera footage to tie them to the scene and prove intent.
Plus, both victims were seriously injured,
including one who is now paralyzed.
It’s not clear whether Urena has ties to Da Baby,
but hopefully, the rapper can hook the artist up with a quality legal team
to help fight this case.
No doubt, it was a pretty wild weekend in the streets of Miami.
When you have multiple shootings involving famous rappers,
you never know what can happen.
Hopefully More information on both of these cases will be revealed soon.
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