GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested on a battery charge in Georgia after a store employee told police that Williams punched him during an argument.
Gainesville police Sgt. Kevin Holbrook says officers responded to an assault call at a pool supply store around 11:30 a.m. Monday. Holbrook says officers found Williams outside “lying on the ground with his hands behind his back as though he was ready to go to jail.”
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Hall County sheriff’s Deputy Nicole Bailes said in an email that Williams faces a misdemeanour battery charge and was being held on $5,000 bond. It wasn’t clear what started the argument.
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Janice Lee, a publicist for Williams, didn’t immediately respond to phone and email messages.
Williams has starred in comedy specials and appeared in films, including “Friday After Next.”
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