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Katt Williams sentenced to community service for Sacramento chase

HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 11: Actor Katt Williams arrives at the Dimension Films' "Scary Movie 5" premiere at the ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on April 11, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Comedian Katt Williams avoided jail Thursday when he was sentenced to 90 days of community service after pleading no contest to misdemeanor reckless evasion of an officer in Sacramento.

HOLLYWOOD, CA – APRIL 11: Actor Katt Williams arrives at the Dimension Films’ “Scary Movie 5” premiere at the ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on April 11, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

The original sentence was 180 days in county jail, according to the Sacramento Bee, but the judge converted it to the community service stretch with the other 90 days stayed if he does the work and stays out of trouble.

The charge was originally a felony vehicle code violation.

The chase that sparked the charge occurred last November, during a rough patch for the comic as he played dates on the West Coast and bumped up against the law repeatedly along the way. Driving a three-wheeled Can-Am Spydermotorcycle, Williams led police on a chase through sidewalks and walkways in downtown Sacramento after they approached him on a disturbing-the-peace complaint, Fox40 News reported at the time.

A ways into the chase, he reportedly took off his helmet and told the cops, “I’m not going to stop”; the chase was called off after police decided it was too dangerous to continue.

Williams, whose real name is Micah Williams, failed to appear several times in court related to the charge. He told reporters last month that the downtown chase was a “misunderstanding,” the Bee said, and called skipping out on Superior Court a mistake.

In December, Katt declared he was retiring from stand-up. His website currently lists no future tour dates.

 

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