Williams failed to appear for his arraignment in Seattle Municipal Court Dec. 6, according to The Seattle Times. The newspaper reports that Williams’ attorney, Thomas McAllister, told the judge that the comedian thought he didn’t have to appear at the arraignment as long as his lawyer was present, blaming that bit of misinformation on a previous article published by the Times.

No matter, Municipal Court Judge Willie Gregory rescheduled Williams’ arraignment for Dec. 12.

Charges came down for Williams later that same day – three misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree assault, according to the Times. The charges state Williams, while performing at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre Nov. 30, struck an audience member behind the head with a microphone, supposedly because he suspected the man was illicitly recording the show.

After allegedly striking the man, Williams is said to have returned to the stage where he told the audience member to “go home and get a gun” because the comedian planned to arm himself and would wait for the man’s return.

Since then, the man on the receiving end of Williams’ mic, Carlos Castro-Lino, filed a lawsuit against Williams and the venue’s operators, the Seattle Theatre Group (STG), claiming that “Before the Nov. 30, 2012, assault, Williams had publicly demonstrated signs of mental instability that should have put STG on notice that Williams posed a danger to the audience.”

But wait, there’s more.

Citing the City Attorney’s Office, the Times reports that, during the early morning hours of Dec. 1, Williams threw a chair at a couple of fans who tried to meet him. An investigation into that matter is said to be “ongoing.”

Another group of fans claim Williams attacked them when they tried to photograph him after his Nov. 30 show during an incident that reportedly took place at the World Sports Grille. That’s when Williams allegedly threatened a bar manager with a pool cue and flicked a cigarette at a woman, the Times said, citing police accounts.

Police arrested Williams for “investigation of harassment, assault and obstructing police,” according to Seattle TV station KOMO. He was eventually bailed out by rap producer Suge Knight, according to TMZ.

Meanwhile, Williams’ management team has walked back the comedian’s remarks about retiring. Earlier this week, Williams told a KOMO News photographer that he was quitting stand-up comedy.

“I’m just gonna go ahead and announce my retirement from standup, I’m kinda done,” Williams said. “I’ve discussed this with my kids, I wasn’t gonna do it in the middle of a Seattle street, I was going to go to Los Angeles and do it in the offices of ICM (his booking agency) or Live Nation.”

However, Williams’ managers said Williams isn’t retiring from live performing.

“The reason he made remarks was due to him feeling totally disrespected by all the things that happened to him in the city of Seattle. He had a moment where he felt very unappreciated. He now just wants to move forward from those unfortunate events and give his fans outstanding shows from this point forward,” Williams managers said, according to TMZ.

And finally, one of Williams’ friends has contributed his two cents on the comedian’s recent escapades. TMZ caught up with Snoop Lion (or Snoop Dogg, if you prefer) outside West Hollywood’s Viper Room Dec. 6 and asked the rapper to share his thoughts about Williams.

“Katt needs some help, man,” Snoop told TMZ. “Somebody needs to really sit him down and get him some help.”

Needless to say, when Snoop says you need help, you probably should take his advice.