Detroit police investigating why Lions Jameson Williams got off scot-free after gun discovery

The Detroit police department is investigating why Lions receiver Jameson Williams wasn’t arrested after guns were found in a vehicle he was a passenger in during a traffic stop.Williams, who is currently serving a two-game suspension for violating the NFL’s drug policy, was almost arrested on Oct.8 for having a firearm in his vehicle before being released by police. Now, the Detroit police are looking into why Williams was let go without being taken to jail, according to WYZX News.Williams was reportedly in the passenger seat of a car being driven by his brother when Detroit police pulled them over and found two guns inside – one in the backseat and another under the NFLer’s seat. The gun under Williams’ seat was registered to him, although he didn’t have a concealed pistol license. Body camera footage showed police officers tell Williams that he would be taken into custody before the wide receiver pleaded to be let go. “I play for the Lions, bro.

I’m Jameson Williams,” he said.“Bro, I play for the Detroit Lions.”Williams’ brother would then try to claim the gun was his before the wide receiver later admitted it was his own. ”I got the gun for protection,” Williams said.

“Do you guys know where I live at? Detroit!”Williams was handcuffed and put into the back of a police car while a police supervisor came to the scene. The sergeant , who believed to be a Lions fan based on his cellphone background seen in the bodycam footage, made multiple phone calls before returning Williams’ gun and letting them both go, a decision that is now being called into question.“I feel that there was probable cause to arrest, and he was under arrest by the patrol officer,” Detroit Police Commander Michael McGinnis said, according to WYZX News.“And because of that, he should have been conveyed to the Detroit Detention Center and processed.

[Chief James White] was very unhappy about the totality of the circumstances here.Even to go so far ...