Williams in Trouble: Lions’ Williams Jameson Faces Uncertain Future Amid Police…
On Tuesday night WXYZ Detroit dropped a story on the Detroit Police Department opening up an internal investigation into a traffic stop where Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams had a registered weapon of his in the car, but he did not have a concealed weapons license for that firearm.
The officer put Williams in cuffs and put him in the squad car, but after speaking to his superiors, Williams was uncuffed and allowed to go free. Higher-ups within the Detroit Police Department are now investigating those officers to see if there was any leniency given to Williams because of who he is.
Now the big question from Lions fans is Williams in the clear? Can he be arrested retroactively for this? I spoke with West Michigan-area attorney Abraham Gonzalez who informed me that Williams can still be arrested for this.
So there’s that. Now the only thing anyone can do is wait to see what the internal affairs investigation comes back and says and the department would then have to make the call to see if they want to pursue charges on Williams or not. Gonzalez notes that generally, internal affairs investigations can take some time since all the evidence has to be gone through. It could be several weeks before we know what happens with Williams.
If Williams is arrested, he would then be subject to the NFL’s personal conduct policy, which could mean another suspension.
