Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams avoided arrest after being stopped as a passenger and found with a concealed weapon without a concealed pistol permit (CPL) on October 8. Two weapons were located in the vehicle, one in the back seat and another under Williams’ seat. . After further investigation, Detroit District Attorney Kym Worthy released a statement on behalf of the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office that no charges would be filed. be sued against Williams, according to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard.
“We have examined this matter thoroughly and objectively. We did not consider that Mr. Williams is a professional athlete from Detroit in our decision-making. 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 deciding whether to bring charges, we do not take into consideration who the potential defendant is, what power and influence they have, or how well-liked they may be. We deal only with facts and law.
The gun in the back seat was registered to Williams’ brother, who had a CPL. The gun under Williams’ seat was registered to him, but he did not have a CPL. Although Williams could have been taken to jail during this traffic stop, he was not.
According to body camera footage, a sergeant who arrived at the scene was a Lions fan and recognized Williams’ name. The wallpaper on the sergeant’s cell phone was a Lions logo. Then the sergeant made a series of calls to other senior officers to determine whether Williams should be arrested.
But the sergeant, after speaking with a lieutenant, learned he could let Williams go and be released from custody without going to jail.
“Okay. Handsome. Am I ready to let him go? The sergeant asks the lieutenant before hanging up. “You are a (expletive) hero. Thank you very much.”
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The Lions are now 6-0 on the road this year, and head coach Dan Campbell has a new nickname for Detroit.
“I read something this morning and it was about being on the road,” Campbell said. “That took me back to our 2-6 record in 2022. We hadn’t won a road game in two years. We were 0-11-1 on the road in ’21 and half of ’22, then we went to Chicago and got it. We had our first double, and since then we’re 16-5 on the road, men. And each of you is part of it. Each of you is part of it. It’s big, man. 4-5 p.m. on the road, okay? So we are road warriors.
The Lions are on a nine-game winning streak. They host the Chicago Bears in Week 13 in a Thanksgiving opener on November 28 at 12:30 p.m. EST.
