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Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams won’t face any charges after he was pulled over last month, local prosecutors said on Monday.
Williams, who has been suspended twice now in his three seasons in the league, was facing arrest on a gun charge when he was pulled over after midnight on Oct. 8 in the Detroit area. But Williams was not taken to jail or charged in the incident, and a police sergeant arrived who happened to be a Lions fan.
Williams and his brother had two handguns in the car when they were pulled over. The guns were registered properly, and Williams’ brother has a concealed pistol license. Williams, however, does not and was facing a charge of carrying a concealed weapon in a motor vehicle.
But Williams was seen on body camera footage reportedly telling the officer that he played for the Lions. He was placed in handcuffs and put in a police car, but a sergeant later released Williams. The sergeant immediately recognized Williams, and had the Lions logo wallpaper on his phone. He was reportedly pleased to be releasing Williams, too, after speaking to a lieutenant on the phone.
“OK. Beautiful. I’m good to let him go?” the sergeant asks before hanging up. “You’re a [expletive] hero. Thank you so much.”
Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a statement, via ESPN, that they were not going to file charges. They also said that they still acted objectively despite Williams being a member of the Lions.
“We did not consider that Mr. Williams is a Detroit professional athlete in our decision making,” she wrote, via ESPN. “We have charged Detroit area athletes before and would not have hesitated to do so again if the facts of this case could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
“When it comes to charging decisions, we do not take into consideration who the potential defendant is, how much power and influence they have, or how beloved they may be. We deal with the facts and the law only.”
The Detroit Police Department issued a similar…
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Publish date : 2024-11-26 01:05:00
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