ATLANTA (AP):

Comedian and rapper Katt Williams remained jailed in suburban Atlanta yesterday, after police said they arrested the entertainer for breaking into a home.

Williams, who police said is 38, was charged with burglary and criminal trespassing, according to the Coweta County Sheriff's Office Major James Yarbrough.

A deputy at the Coweta County Jail confirmed Williams was being held there and that a magistrate was expected to set bond at an arraignment yesterday afternoon.

Yarbrough said the Sunday night incident happened at a home in Newnan, about 38 miles (60 kilometres) southwest of Atlanta. Yarbrough said the unidentified homeowner called police around 9 p.m. to report the comedian "gained entry by breaking into the home, and items were taken from the residence."

Yarbrough said jewellery was taken, but did not have further details.

Movie hits

Williams, whose real name is Micah S. Katt Williams, is known for his roles in the movies Friday After Next and Norbit. His comedy DVD, Katt Williams: Pimpadelic, was number eight in the nation for sales during the week of October 30, according to Nielsen/VideoScan.

But lately, the entertainer has gained as much attention for criminal troubles as for his quips.

He was briefly jailed last November after New York police, who pulled him over for driving without a license plate, discovered three guns. Manhattan prosecutors dropped weapon charges in July after running into problems proving their case.

A judge sentenced Williams to three years' probation in 2006 after he pleaded no contest to a misdemeanour count of carrying a concealed firearm. Authorities had arrested Williams on November 6 at the Los Angeles International Airport after finding a gun in his briefcase.

Williams lives in Woodland Hills, California.

Yarbrough said police believe the entertainer was in Georgia working on a film.