LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Former Clark County School District Trustee Katie Williams moved out of Nevada in April — and enrolled her child in a school system more than 1,000 miles away — five months before she officially resigned her position, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained Tuesday.
Williams, who lived in North Las Vegas, represented District B on CCSD’s school board since 2020. Williams resigned on Sept. 11, hours after the Clark County District Attorney’s Office moved to remove her.
Nevada state law requires each school district trustee reside in the election district which the trustee represents and be elected by the voters of that election district, according to court documents.
In March, 8 News Now first reported Williams had not attended at least 14 board meetings in-person. She would instead opt to call in. At the time, Williams said she was working remotely for a job that required her to travel between Utah, California and Nebraska.
8 News Now’s reporting prompted five trustees to write a letter to Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson in June to investigate if Williams still lived in the state and her district. The investigative documents 8 News Now obtained Tuesday through a public records request mention the “media attention” from 8 News Now in March.
A Las Vegas Metro police investigation started in June found Williams likely moved to Nebraska full-time in April. Weeks earlier, she posted on social media that she was “making some moves,” police said.
Williams’ child was registered with CCSD during the 2023-2024 school year, but in July, the district deemed her child a “no show,” documents said. Metro’s investigation later determined Williams enrolled her child in a Nebraska school district in March. Williams’ fiancé provided the Nebraska district with a notarized letter saying Williams was a Nebraska resident during the enrollment process, police said.
In April, Williams, a member of the Nevada Army National Guard, added a Nebraska address to her registration, police said. Williams also requested the U.S. Postal Service forward her mail starting that month.
As part of their investigation, police surveilled Williams’ North Las Vegas address, finding it uninhabiated. They also tracked her bank transactions to determine where she actually lived, they said.
The police documents mention Williams violated state law by failing to vacate her position “in violation of wrongful exercise of official power.” The officer requested a warrant for Williams’ arrest on Sept. 19. As of Tuesday, no warrant was active and it was unclear if a judge would approve one.
“The DAs office has denied the request for prosecution and no arrest warrant has been issued,” Williams said in a text message Tuesday. “I also hope that LVMPD will look into how this made its way to the media with the same fervor with which they attempted to pursue me.”
According to the district attorney’s petition filed on Sept. 11, a person may have more than one residence, but can have only one legal domicile, which requires actually living in a place and the intention to remain there as a permanent residence.
8 News Now asked CCSD if Williams accepted the $750 a month salary or if it was donated. A representative said the question would have to be submitted as a public record request.
