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Katt Burglary
The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office charged Williams, 38, with burglary and criminal trespass this morning.
The comedian’s troubles began after an unidentified homeowner in the southwestern Atlanta suburb of Newnan phoned police around 9 p.m. Sunday night and reported he had “gained entry by breaking into the home, and items were taken from the residence.”
CCSO’s Major James Yarbrough did not give many specifics on what was stolen, but did confirm some jewelry was missing from the home.
Williams’ latest brush with the law joins a list of previous incidents that include New York City police officers finding three guns in his car when they stopped him for driving without a license plate last November. Charges were dropped because prosecutors felt they lacked enough solid evidence to secure a conviction.
In 2006, the comedian was arrested at LAX after airport authorities discovered a gun in his briefcase. He was sentenced to three years’ probation after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of carrying a concealed weapon.
Okay, this story boggles the mind – if only because it’s a gold mine of potential comedy material for somebody.
According to Major Yarbrough, Williams was in Atlanta shooting a movie. A MOVIE. I know the economy is tough, but people who star in movies don’t usually make a habit of financing their lifestyles with other people’s belongings (unless they’re ex-wives).
Plus, Williams is one of the hottest live comedy acts working today. Pollstar’s Box Office data shows he pulls in an average of nearly 5,000 fans per performance to the tune of more than $200,000 gross. Granted he doesn’t get all of that money, but I think I could live pretty well on his cut of that.
And hasn’t anyone told him it’s almost impossible for a famous person to get away with anything in our modern world? (“Um honey? The pimp guy from Comedy Central is upstairs putting grandma’s diamonds in a pillow case…”)