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Prosecutors Seek Jail for Pooh Shiesty After Detention Violation

6/30/2026

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U.S. prosecutors are asking a court to keep rapper Lontrell Williams Jr. (Pooh Shiesty) in custody pending trial.
They say he admitted using drugs and alcohol while breaching the home-detention conditions of his earlier armed kidnapping-robbery sentence.
Prosecutors claim a Virginia Office of the Attorney (VOA) supervisor issued fake day passes, allowed travel, made 19 contacts on Jan 10, 2026, and was later terminated.

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U.S. prosecutors are asking a court to keep rapper Lontrell Williams Jr. (Pooh Shiesty) in custody pending trial.
They say he admitted using drugs and alcohol while breaching the home-detention conditions of his earlier armed kidnapping-robbery sentence.
Prosecutors claim a Virginia Office of the Attorney (VOA) supervisor issued fake day passes, allowed travel, made 19 contacts on Jan 10, 2026, and was later terminated.