Stating that “no one is above the law,” Detroit police confirmed the department is investigating how a supervisor handled the near-arrest earlier this month of Detroit Lions third-year receiver Jameson Williams on a concealed weapons charge after a traffic stop.
The unnamed supervisor OK’d the release of Williams rather than arrest him on a gun charge. While the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office is now considering a warrant request submitted after the fact by Detroit police, the Oct. 8 incident was the focus of discussion around metro Detroit on Wednesday.
A defense attorney, who said he works on hundreds of such cases per year, told the Free Press that prosecutors often decline charges in cases similar to Williams’ and it’s common for police to cut people some slack during similar incidents.
Williams was a passenger of the vehicle that was pulled over for speeding. Officers found two guns in the car at the time of the stop, according to a report from WXYZ-TV (Channel 7).
One gun was found in the back seat and was registered to Williams’ brother, the driver. The other gun found under Williams’ seat was registered to the football player. Williams did not have a concealed pistol license to carry the weapon, but his brother did. Neither brother was arrested at the time of the incident, but Williams was briefly handcuffed and detained.
The Free Press asked Detroit police about the incident on Oct. 8 that same day, but police said “no reports or incident for Jameson Williams.” WXYZ-TV first broke the story Tuesday night.
