Seven days after release, Biloxi rapper back in Coast jail on new felony charge
A Mississippi Coast rapper has landed back in jail after repeatedly using social media to criticize the courts, prosecutors and media coverage tied to her criminal cases.
Just seven days after her release from jail in January, Biloxi-based rapper Ayiesha Bowdry was taken back into custody, this time on a new felony charge for failure to register as a sex offender.
Charging documents show Harrison County authorities jailed Bowdry, 29, on the offense, which carries a potential sentence of up to five years in prison. Bowdry was previously convicted in Harrison County for failure to register as a sex offender and in Forrest County on a human trafficking charge.
A Harrison County sheriff’s investigator said the new charge stems from Bowdry’s failure to list her social media accounts as required under Mississippi’s sex offender registration law. In addition to a home address, registered sex offenders must disclose the usernames or handles for all social media platforms they use.
Authorities confirmed that Bowdry maintained multiple social media accounts — including on TikTok and Facebook — under names that were not included in her most recent registration.
According to the charging documents, an investigator cited a Jan. 12 Sun Herald article that identified Bowdry’s accounts on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram and YouTube. A review determined none of those handles had been reported as required.
Despite the omission, Bowdry allegedly used those accounts to post rap videos criticizing the judge overseeing her case, prosecutors and the media covering the proceedings.
The arrest marks the latest legal issue for Bowdry, who has been before the court multiple times since last year.
In 2025, she drew the attention of Circuit Judge Lisa Dodson after posting a TikTok video in which she lip-synced to a Tyler Perry “Madea” clip while tampering with her court-ordered GPS monitor using buttercream lotion, a rat-tail comb and scissors.
At the time, Dodson warned Bowdry against any further violations, cautioning that additional misconduct could result in her probation being revoked and a prison sentence imposed.
Now, Bowdry faces not only the new felony charge but also a potential probation violation related to her prior sex offender registration conviction. If convicted, the new charge could require her to serve a consecutive sentence.
At the time, the judge warned Bowdry not to post similar content again, cautioning that further violations could result in her probation being revoked and a prison sentence imposed.
That warning did not stop the Biloxi rapper,
A few months after her troubles for the post about her ankle monitor, Bowdry returned to TikTok with a new video featuring her own lyrics with a sharper tone.
In it, she criticizes the judge for scolding her, attacks the Sun Herald for its coverage of her case and blasts the prosecutor along with others reacting to the story.
In that TikTok video, titled “Mo Money Yavo Flo,” Bowdry raps about how she is “wearing my ankle monitor and booty shorts,” refers to herself as a “hood b—,” and mocks the court proceedings
The ankle monitor is partially concealed beneath a pair of bright yellow socks.
In one lyric, Bowdry casually references her legal situation, saying, “By a show of hands, who would think I’m breaking free on a TikTok?”
If that wasn’t enough, Bowdry’s probation officer referenced another social media post made on Facebook regarding her human trafficking case out of Hattiesburg. In that post, her probation officer said, Bowdry blamed the 12-year-old child victim involved and said, in part, “I ain’t never sold a b—.”
Bowdry is set to return to court later this month to face the judge again.
