In between custody battles, tractor stand offs, and being arrested ... comedian Katt Williams somehow rakes in $28,000 a MONTH -- this according to new legal docs.
 
You may recall ... Katt won back custody of his 8-year-old adopted daughter from his former nanny in December -- after a protracted legal battle -- and just filed new documents in the case, updating L.A. County Superior Court on his financial status.
 
In the docs, Katt lists his average monthly income as $27,778 -- money he claims to make as a freelance comedian.
 
Katt’s got some serious disposable income too -- according to the docs, his monthly expenses are only $7,000 ... leaving him roughly $20K a month to blow on whatever he wants, like bail.
 
Comedian money -- what a joke.

Katt Williams just won back custody of his 8-year-old adopted daughter -- after the girl's nanny allegedly lied to a judge to take her away from him ... this according to new legal docs.

TMZ broke the story last month -- a woman named Crystal McGhee went to L.A. court, seeking sole custody of Katt's daughter ... claiming she was the child's mother.

Katt failed to show up to fight McGhee's claim -- so the judge granted her request by default ... on the assumption McGhee was legit.

But Katt just filed new legal docs in L.A. County Superior Court -- claiming McGhee's nothing but a shameless fraud ... a former nanny "with no parental rights," who hasn't worked with the family for years. The judge has since overturned the previous order.

It's unclear what motivated McGhee to seek custody -- but Katt's legal docs suggest it has to do with California State parenting perks ... i.e. collecting government benefits.

Calls to McGhee were not returned.

Katt Williams has lost custody of one of his children ... TMZ has learned.

According to court docs obtained by TMZ ... Crystal McGhee just won custody of their 8-year-old adopted daughter, Leanne. It's unclear if Katt and Crystal ever married.

What is clear ... the judge awarded sole legal and physical custody to Crystal. The judge gave Katt visitation rights -- alternate weekends.

The judge also awarded Crystal visitation with 2 of Leanne's siblings.  It's unclear if Katt has custody of Leanne's siblings but we do know he has 7 adopted kids.

No comment from Katt.

Katt Williams is no thief ... so say Ohio police who tell TMZ he and his crew were wrongly accused of having sticky fingers at a Best Buy in Ohio yesterday.

A rep for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department tells TMZ ... Katt and his posse, which included a 22-year-old female friend, were questioned by police after store security reported they saw the woman pocketing some stuff.

Cops say officers conducted a brief investigation -- which proved the accusations were unfounded and the woman was merely "putting her own property into her purse."

But during the questioning, cops say they found "a small amount of marijuana when she permitted them to look in her purse" -- so she was cited for misdemeanor pot possession.

Cops add, "The entire group were cooperative and nothing else occurred."

More legal drama for Katt Williams ... TMZ has learned the comic and a female companion were questioned by police in Ohio today over an alleged shoplifting incident at a Best Buy store ... but this time, Katt was NOT arrested.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... cops were dispatched to the Best Buy in Coleraine, OH after receiving a call about a person, who appeared to be in Katt's crew, pocketing several items off the shelves.

Once police arrived to the scene, we're told cops questioned Katt, his female friend and other suspected posse members.

We're told .... after a brief investigation, Katt was NOT arrested -- neither was the woman -- but someone in the group was cited for a "minor misdemeanor." 

Katt has a long, storied history with cops -- earlier this year he was arrested after a standoff with a tractor driver ... and before that, he faced off with the boys in blue in Beverly Hills after getting into a shouting match with another dude.

A rep for Katt had no comment.

Good news for Katt Williams -- he won't be charged in that crazy tractor mess from June. Even better news -- you get to see this mug shot again.

You may recall ... a man doing tractor work at a Palmdale, CA home where Katt was staying claims three women attacked him with rocks and sticks -- and Katt blocked the tractor with his SUV.

Katt was arrested for intimidating a witness -- a felony -- but the L.A. County District Attorney has now refused to charge him, claiming the three women were the "main and only aggressors" in the incident.

The case against Katt may be dead, but the mug shot lives forever.

The guy who will be headlining -- in place of Katt Williams -- says the comedian was trying something different Saturday night at the Improv in Ontario, CA ... and the audience just wasn't into it.

As TMZ first reported, Williams became belligerent with the audience and was asked to leave the stage -- and cops were eventually called.

But Maronzio Vance, who opened for Katt that night, thinks fans were upset because Katt wasn't his usual hyper self. "He was mellow, he was chill. He hadn't been on stage in two years."

Vance says Katt was upset he didn't get the chance to finish his show -- but when the cops get called to your comedy show, it's probably best if you leave.

Katt Williams got so belligerent toward the crowd at his own comedy show last night, the club had to kick him out -- and then called the cops on him when he tried to get back in!

Katt was scheduled to perform two shows at the Improv in Ontario, CA last night -- but according to our witnesses, Katt got tossed from the 8:00 PM show and the 9:30 PM show was cancelled.

In the video above, you can see Katt being escorted out by police and trying to explain what happened to the crowd outside waiting for the second show. They did not seem pleased.

Katt was scheduled to perform tonight as well, but he has since been removed from the Improv's website.

Calls to Katt's people were not returned.

Katt Williams' recent tour bus stop set off a bizarre string of events -- starting with his bodyguard shooting a family's dog to death, then replacing it with a new puppy ... all in a matter of hours.



It all went down June 24 when Katt's tour bus pulled into a Jack-in-the-Box in Williams, Arizona. According to police, one of Katt's bodyguards was bitten by a German shepherd -- prompting the bodyguard to open fire twice ... killing the dog.

The German shepherd -- named Lester -- was a retired police dog that had gotten loose during a walk with its owners. The family tells TMZ they were in shock when, "Katt Williams came outside and told us that he [the bodyguard] will be fired immediately."

This is when it gets weird. The family says Katt went inside his tour bus and walked off with an 8 week old Mastiff ... and offered it to them to replace the dead dog.

They accepted and then -- shockingly -- posed for a picture with Katt ... and everyone was all smiles!


 
The family tells TMZ, “We are devastated right now,” and the new puppy can't replace Lester. However, they are happy Katt stepped up and took responsibility.

They say they've named the puppy Bella -- and they're never going back to a Jack-in-the-Box again.

Katt Williams was interviewed by police, and was very cooperative. No charges have been filed against the bodyguard.

Katt Williams is "the second most important black guy on the face of the Earth" -- at least that's what the guy who called 911 on him says Katt told him ... right before Katt was arrested earlier this month. 


As TMZ first reported, three women were arrested on June 11 for attacking a maintenance worker on a property Katt was renting. 

During the 911 call, the man claims he argued with Katt after the alleged altercation --  and says at one point Katt told him he was famous. The man told dispatch, "I’ve been beaten with sticks. They tried to tear my shirt off me when I was operating the tractor. It’s a big black family. The guy claims to be the second most important black guy on the face of the earth."

Katt can be heard arguing with the man during the call and Katt was later arrested as well for felony intimidating a witness.

He also should have been busted for felony thinking you're more famous than you are.

... he wants his look back!!!!!



TMZ obtained Katt Williams' mug shot -- taken moments after he was arrested after a stand-off with a tractor driver at a home in Palmdale, CA this weekend.

We broke the story ... Katt was arrested for felony intimidating a witness Saturday afternoon after several women on the property allegedly pelted the tractor driver with rocks.

When the guy tried to leave the property, Katt allegedly blocked the exit with his SUV -- and wouldn't budge ... until cops arrived.

Katt's rep had no comment.