Pooh Shiesty Denied Bond & Facing Additional Federal Charges After Shooting Victim Recants Statement
A judge in Florida has denied bond for rapper Pooh Shiesty, who’s now facing additional federal charges after his alleged shooting victim recanted his statement. A preliminary hearing has been set for the Memphis rapper, born Lontrell Williams, for July 22.
A few days ago, Pooh’s alleged victim — King of Diamonds security guard Frivin Dor, who sustained a gunshot injury in the ankle over the Memorial Day holiday weekend — recanted his statement. Originally, he claimed Pooh fired a gun in the club, which resulted in him getting injured, but now he says he doesn’t recall telling that to Miami-Dade police. Instead, he says, at the time of giving him a statement, he was medicated on Dilaudid, a powerful painkiller.
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While Pooh was previously granted bond back on June 9, he remained in jail until he faced a judge for a prior shooting he was involved in in Florida’s Bay Harbor Islands area last October. That incident, coupled with, Dor’s recanting, is all “very concerning to” Miami prosecutor Ruben Scolavino, who spoke to Circuit Judge Ellen Venzer. Scolavino also noted that U.S. Attorney’s Office has put a “federal detainer” on the 1017 Records artist for the Oct. 13, 2020 — which means the feds look to add charges against Pooh for the incident caught on video. In that incident, he was charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault with a firearm and theft.
Meanwhile, the rapper’s attorney, Saam Zangeneh, affirms his client is completely innocent in all instances. He says, “We have been in communication with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and we believe they have a federal detainer on him and are likely to file federal charges. That doesn’t change our position as to his 100 percent innocence, in both state and federal matters.”
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