Arrest warrants for battery and false imprisonment were issued last month for comedian Katt Williams in Fulton County, GA, stemming from an alleged incident at the Four Seasons Hotel in Atlanta on November 12.
According to the police report, Merion Powers claims Katt invited him to the hotel to discuss a debt. Power then allegedly believed that the situation was going to go badly so he pressed the record button on his cell phone and taped the altercation.
According to the report, “Mr. Williams was on audio recording stating that he did physically strike Mr. Power’s once in the nose” and that Powers’ nose “did show signs of swelling.” Katt was never arrested — but warrants were finally issued on December 28. (It is not necessarily unusual for a prosecutor’s office to take some time to review available evidence – or even ask for additional investigation by law enforcement – before filing charges.
A source connected to Katt claims Powers was attempting to extort the comedian over a musical recording made by Williams, and when Williams told Powers to forget about getting paid, an associate of Powers called hotel security which called police.
