Katt Williams is in police custody after fight with 17-year-old
Comedian Katt Williams has been arrested following last week’s fight with a 17-year-old.
Katt Williams is back in police custody after a brawl with a 17-year-old in Georgia.
Gainesville police officers went to Williams’ house and arrested him Wednesday afternoon after an arrest warrant was issued for the comedian on Monday, sheriff’s officials told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Associated Press.
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The “Scary Movie 5” actor, 42, is being held without bond and will remain in custody until he appears in court Thursday, the newspaper said. He was booked on an arrest order for allegedly violating a conditional bond related to a separate arrest earlier this month.
Williams and 17-year-old Luke Wash, who is being charged as an adult in the case, have been charged with disorderly conduct after getting into a fist fight after a pick-up soccer game at an apartment complex last week -- the latest in Williams’ recent brushes with the law.
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The altercation was documented on a cellphone video, which showed Williams throwing the first punch before Wash tackled him and brought him to the ground.
Wash, a former high school wrestler, turned himself in to authorities on Monday, TMZ reported.
Williams explained his reasons for punching Wash during an expletive-laden stand-up routine at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last Friday, explaining that he originally thought Wash was 19 and wanted to teach him a lesson for talking smack against him.
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