Suge Knight And Katt Williams To Stand Trial For Robbery

Marion “Suge” Knight and comedian Katt Williams would stand trial on charges they robbed a celebrity photographer of her camera last year, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Ronald Coen of the Los Angeles Superior Court said there was enough evidence to support the robbery charges and a separate felony criminal threats charge filed against Knight over comments he made to the photographer before she was attacked in Beverly Hills in September.

Attorneys for Williams and Knight said their clients were trying to prevent the photographer from shooting images of Knight’s young son. Thomas Mesereau Knight’s lawyer denied his client was actively involved in taking the camera, saying the photographer’s testimony and surveillance footage supported his contention that the Death Row Records co-founder never touched the photographer or took her camera. Thomas said “The only evidence that exists is he didn’t want his son photographed”.

On the other hand Williams’ attorney, Shawn Holley, acknowledged the comedian briefly took the camera after it was taken by an unidentified woman in Knight and Williams’ entourage. Holley said Williams took the camera only to erase any images of Knight’s son, who was with his father while they were visiting a Beverly Hills studio on Sept.

Celebrity photographer Leslie Redden, who goes by the name KAT, testified she suffered a concussion and injuries to her hands and wrist in the Sept. 5, 2014 attack. A confrontation with Knight in which he calls her a “bitch” and tells someone to get her camera was recorded on a video recorder she wore around her neck.  Knight and Williams have pleaded not guilty and are due to be re-arraigned in the case on Oct. 27

Knight faces potential life sentences if convicted in either case because of prior convictions for armed robbery and assault with a gun.