Katt Williams, the pint-sized comedian known for his relaxed hair and potty-mouthed stage presence –was arrested for burglary and criminal trespassing in a suburb 40 miles south of Atlanta early Monday morning, ABC News has learned.

Police pinched Katt trying to break into a home in Newnan, Georgia, a deputy at the Coweta County Jail confirmed Monday.The star of comedy vehicles like Friday After Next and The Pimp Chronicles is being held there and a magistrate is expected to set bond at an arraignment Monday afternoon.

The arrest comes after a string of legal spats for Katt, who was briefly jailed last November after New York City police pulled him over for driving without a license plate discovered three guns. Manhattan prosecutors dropped the weapons charges in July.