Rapper Pooh Shiesty Pleads Guilty In Miami Federal Court, Faces 20 Years In Prison

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Rapper Lontrell D. Williams, Jr., besides known arsenic Pooh Shiesty, pled blameworthy Tuesday successful Miami Federal tribunal to conspiring to person firearms successful furtherance of crimes of unit and cause trafficking.

Prosecutors said that arsenic portion of the plea, Pooh Shiesty admitted to participating successful the conspiracy connected the pursuing 3 occasions:

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On July 7, 2020, successful Memphis, Tennessee, helium was wrong a car erstwhile an occupant of the car discharged a firearm astatine a state station.

On October 9, 2020, successful Bay Harbor Islands, Shiesty and his co-conspirators arrived astatine a gathering to get marijuana, codeine, and sneakers. During this meeting, members of Shiesty’s radical brandished firearms and assaulted 2 victims. Following the assault, the radical departed the country with the victims’ marijuana, codeine, and sneakers.

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On May 30, 2021, Shiesty assaulted a unfortunate with a firearm astatine a Miami portion club.

A national justice volition condemnation Shiesty connected a day to beryllium announced.

The rapper faces up to 20 years successful national prison.

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Anyone with accusation related to imaginable weapon crimes is asked to telephone Crime Stoppers astatine 305-471-TIPS.

CBSMiami.com Team