Katt Williams, the comedian who was arrested for battery in Gainesville, Florida, is facing new allegations of pointing a gun at five women and stealing their cell phones.
Williams and 15 men in his entourage allegedly physically attacked the women in Atlanta and also aimed at Atlanta police, declaring that they were unable to investigate the ncident.
“The police should have conducted a thorough investigation,” said attorney Loletha Hale , who is representing the women Williams and his entourage are alleged to have menaced. “They should have retrieved these young ladies’ cellphones at the very least.”
According to Billboard, Salena Boston and her friends were walking on nearby West Peachtree and Third streets at 2:30 a.m. Sunday when they spotted Williams and asked to take a photo with him. The comedian agreed, but became irate, when one of them filmed him without consent. In his rage, he punched her in the face, pointed a gun at the women and took their cell phones.
The Atlanta police report said Williams contested Boston's statement and claimed the women were harassing him by filming him without permission. He said that provoked him to grab a chain from his neck and start the fight. When one of the women tried to go to her car to "get something to pop somebody,” Williams took a gun and placed it on a concrete post, thinking that the woman was going to get a gun.
“Upon responding to the scene, the officers were not able to determine what occurred due to conflicting testimony by all parties and a lack of an independent witness,” Atlanta police Sgt. Warren Pickard said, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Based on the information they had in real time and the totality of the circumstances, the officers used their discretion to not arrest anyone on the scene.”
No injuries were reported and no one was arrested, but Hale wants "immediate arrest" of the star. Meanwhile, Pickard revealed the incident is still being investigated.
"This individual is clearly out of control and needs to be stopped before someone is killed," said Hale, according to People. "We are also calling for the identification, investigation and discipline of the officers who failed to arrest and properly investigate this incident."
Born Micah Williams, the voice artist is facing battery charges for allegedly punching a 54-year-old employee in Leslie's Pool Supplies Williams says used the N-word with him, TMZ reported. Williams was released from on Monday on $5,700 bond. Apart from this case, he is also awaiting trial for alleged robbery in 2014.
