Modified On November 18, 2008
So says a Sumter, SC, attorney Garryl Deas whom the comedian consulted after a brief encounter with the police at the Mount Vernon Inn on Friday morning. The Item (“Serving Sumter and surrounding areas”) published a lengthy story on November 14 by staffer Mary Dolan that described Williams’ bizarred behavior during a weekend visit to the Palmetto State.
Employees of the hotel called the cops. The cops looked into the matter but made no arrest. Later on, Williams showed up at Deas’ office.
By that point, the actor was “speaking gibberish,” Deas said, though he declined to guess whether the actor was intoxicated.
Deas said the family was seeking an order from a probate judge to force him to be seen for a mental evaluation. Sumter Probate Judge Dale Atkinson, however, said neither he nor any of his staff issued a pickup order for anyone by the name of Katt Williams.
Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said, however, that an order was issued by the probate court and that because his department becomes involved with these type of matters, his office was called.
Dennis said the call came in around noon and deputies arrived to transport Williams to the hospital. Though he was vocal in his desire not to go, Williams was not physically aggressive.