The 31-year-old was arrested this week.
Former Detroit Lions linebacker Antwione Williams walks to the field before their training camp practice at their team headquarters in Allen Park, on Monday, July 31, 2017. Mike Mulholland | MLive.comFormer NFL linebacker Antwione Williams was arrested this week in connection with the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
is accused of being part of the first group of “pro-Donald Trump rioters” who entered the Capitol. It said he is accused of pushing through a crowd and overpowering officers. Federal authorities have charged former Detroit Lions linebacker Leander Antwione Williams, 31, with assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Investigators identified Williams through tips, distinctive articles of clothing and credit card activity on the day of the riot. Authorities say the person in the center of this photo is Williams.
The 6-foot-3, 240 pounder was a fifth-round pick, 169th-overall, of the Detroit Lions in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Georgia Southern. He was with the Lions through 2016 before spending time with the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers before his NFL days wrapped up in 2018.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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