Stand-up comedian Micah “Katt” Williams pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor battery charge involving an alleged run-in with a woman at a Studio City hotel.
Williams was not required to appear in court for the hearing, and an attorney entered the plea on his behalf.
A pretrial hearing was set Oct. 4.
Los Angeles police were informed of the alleged altercation involving the 44-year-old comedian at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City about 10:30 a.m. July 24.
An unidentified woman placed Williams under citizen’s arrest and officers took him to jail, Los Angeles police Officer Liliana Preciado said. He was released later that day.
Williams has had a series of brushes with the law in recent years.
The comedian and former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight are charged with robbery in a separate case involving a camera that was allegedly taken from a paparazzo in Beverly Hills in September 2014.
—City News Service