HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Katt Williams and his attorney may have some further explaining to do after a 911 call was released Tuesday in which a 17-year-old boy claims the comedian is holding him against his will at a home in Coweta County.
During the call, which took place around around 9 p.m. on Nov. 3, the boy tells the dispatcher that he has a car waiting to take him to the airport, but Williams "wouldn't let our ride take us there" and "threatened to beat me up." The caller also said he wasn't sure if Williams had a weapon.
The 911 call surfaced less than 24 hours after Williams was released from jail on $40,000 bond after being arrested Sunday night on charges of burglary and criminal trespassing. He is accused of breaking into a rural Georgia home with a crowbar.
The comic's attorney, William Briggs, told CNN that the arrest was a misunderstanding, explaining that Williams was a guest at the home, which is owned by record producer Barry Hankerson. Briggs said Williams has been living there for nearly a month while filming a movie produced by Hankerson.
Police say Williams, whose real name is Micah S. Katt Williams, made off with $3,500 in jewelry and collectible coins.
"Mr. Williams wears more than that in jewelry on his person," Briggs told CNN of the charges.
Click here to listen to the 911 call.
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