Comedian Katt Williams faces battery and false imprisonment charges stemming from an alleged fight at a posh Midtown hotel.
Merion Powers, of Detroit, recorded audio of the alleged Nov. 12 incident on his cell phone, according to an affidavit obtained by the AJC. The warrants, issued Dec. 28, state that Williams punched Powers in the nose and had one of his bodyguards "detain" him in the diminutive comedian's Four Seasons suite.
Williams, already facing a burglary rap in Coweta County, is expected to turn himself in to Atlanta Police, said APD spokesman Eric Schwartz.
In an Atlanta Police incident report, Powers claims Williams, 38, invited him to the hotel to discuss a debt. "Mr. Williams was on audio recording stating that he did physically strike Mr. Powers once in the nose" and that Powers' nose "did show signs of swelling," the report said.
At a press conference following the alleged fight, Williams said he was asked to leave the 14th Street hotel after employees claimed he was causing a disturbance.
That incident came only days after Williams posted bond in Coweta County on one felony burglary count and a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass. He was arrested after an employee at the Coweta estate where the comedian was staying called 911 to report a break-in at a guesthouse. The caller claimed that Williams stole jewelry and other personal items.
Williams denied the charges, calling the incident a "misunderstanding between me and two stupid detectives."
Less than one month later, Williams was arrested for allegedly carrying a shotgun into a Newnan Wal-Mart, though no charges were filed. He also avoided charges stemming from a Nov. 3 incident involving a 17-year-old boy who claimed that the comedian held him against his will at the same Coweta estate where the break-in allegedly occurred.
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