COMIC KATT WILLIAMS ARRESTED IN ATLANTA

Katt Williams

Rap star and comic Katt Williams is jailed in Atlanta, after police said they arrested the entertainer for allegedly breaking into a home. Williams is charged with burglary and criminal trespassing, according to Coweta County Sheriff's Office Major James Yarbrough. A deputy at the Coweta County Jail confirmed Williams was being held there and that a magistrate was expected to set bond at an arraignment this afternoon. Yarbrough said the Sunday night incident happened at a home in Newnan, about 38 miles southwest of Atlanta. Yarbrough said a homeowner called police around 9 p.m. to report the comedian "gained entry by breaking into the home, and items were taken from the residence." Yarbrough said jewelry was taken, but did not have further details. Meanwhile TMZ is reporting that Lawyer William Briggs told them that Katt was in Georgia shooting a movie, staying at the property of a friend and the movie's producer, Barry Hankerson. Briggs says the reason his client was busted is because he was involved in a dispute with one of Barry's employees who lives in the guesthouse. The vengeful employee called the cops and reported a faux burglary, Briggs says. Briggs adds Katt had "full permission" to be on the property and has been staying there for the last 3 weeks.
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