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Prosecutor: Jameson Williams of the Lions will not be charged after a review

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NEW YORK — Wayne County officials said that wide receiver Jameson Williams of the Detroit Lions will not be charged after a traffic stop on October 8.

The Wayne County prosecutor’s office looked at a warrant request for a concealed weapons charge and decided that it should not be granted because the case law is not clear on this issue and the concealed pistol license (CPL) statute does not support charges in this situation.

In a statement, prosecutor Kym Worthy said that the office looked at the case carefully and fairly, regardless of the fact that Williams was an NFL player.

“We did not consider that Mr. Williams is a Detroit professional athlete in our decision making,” she told us. The charges were brought against players from the Detroit area before, and they would have been brought again if the facts of this case could be proven beyond a reasonable question.

“We don’t think about who the possible defendant is, how powerful and influential they are, or how well-liked they may be when we decide whether to charge them.” We only deal with facts and the law.

In a separate statement, the Detroit Police Department thanked the prosecutors in Wayne County for “carefully considering this lengthy legal matter.”

“This case illustrates just how challenging on-scene arrest determinations and subsequent charging decisions can be in new and unique situations, such as the one here,” the statement said. “While no charges will be issued in this case, as an agency, we echo Prosecutor Worthy’s sentiment that no one is above the law.”

The report says Williams was a passenger in a car driven by his brother on Tuesday, October 8, at about 1:02 a.m. when they were pulled over by two Detroit police officers in a fully marked scout car. The report said that the police saw a black sedan with a license plate that was hard to read going too fast and in a dangerous way.

When police asked Williams’ brother if there were any guns in the car, he said there were two: one in the back seat and one under Jameson Williams’ seat.

Williams’ brother had a hidden pistol license, a legal Michigan driver’s license, proof of insurance, and the gun in the back seat. The car was registered to him.

According to the report, Jameson Williams owned the gun under the passenger seat. He did not have a hidden pistol license, but after reviewing the case, he would be able to get one and be able to carry and move the gun. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office also said that there were no facts in this case that would support a conclusion that Williams is a criminal or dangerous person.

According to the audio from the body camera, Jameson Williams frequently said that he was a Lions player during the stop. He was arrested and put in the back of a police car, but he was later freed when a supervisor from the Detroit Police Department arrived.

The brother who was driving the car got tickets for traffic. Worthy said that a group of experienced lawyers from her office looked over the case and all agreed that the choice they made was the best one possible given the facts of the case.

“In this case, the person with the CPL was the driver and had full responsibility for the car.” In the future, we need to know how many guns a qualified CPL can say they are in charge of. “Even with all of this, Mr. Williams would have been charged if he had the gun on him,” Worthy said. “I urge the legislature to immediately look closely at this law so that the prosecutors in Michigan can have steady and meaningful guidance in the future.”

Williams was picked by the Lions with the 12th overall pick in 2022. He was from Alabama. Following Amon-Ra St. Brown, he is Detroit’s second-best receiver with 602 receiving yards and four scores, even though he missed two games without pay for breaking the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, which he admitted to on October 24 and said was a “complete surprise.”

Williams had his best game since being reinstated when he had 124 yards and a score in Week 11 against Jacksonville. The Lions are 10-1, which is their best start in 90 years. Williams says he has learned to “move smarter.”

“I’ve been the same person my whole life.” It hasn’t changed me and never will. But I’m me,” Williams told reporters on November 6. “Some people want to see you down, with your head down, not doing the right thing or making the right choices.” “Everything makes me the same person, and no matter what, I’ll be that person every day.”

“What I really meant to say was that I’m fine and thanks.” Thanks to everyone who checked on me.

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