Quinnen - Bad Sporters https://www.badsporters.com News Blogging About Athletes Being Caught Up Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:56:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 New court date set for Quinnen Williams following March arrest https://www.badsporters.com/2020/06/26/new-court-date-set-for-quinnen-williams-following-march-arrest/ https://www.badsporters.com/2020/06/26/new-court-date-set-for-quinnen-williams-following-march-arrest/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:56:26 +0000 https://badsporters.com/?p=7717 Jets defensive end Quinnen Williams will have his day in court next month. Williams, who was arrested on March 5 at LaGuardia Airport for trying to board a plane with an unlicensed Glock 19 handgun, will appear in court on July 23, according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini. His original court date, March 25, was postponed […]

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Jets defensive end Quinnen Williams will have his day in court next month.

Williams, who was arrested on March 5 at LaGuardia Airport for trying to board a plane with an unlicensed Glock 19 handgun, will appear in court on July 23, according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini. His original court date, March 25, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to reports citing Port Authority officials, Williams had the gun in his bag when he arrived at the Delta Airlines check-in counter. When the Delta employee responsible for Williams found out about the gun, a license check was made with the Port Authority police. Since Williams’ permit was valid in Alabama, but not New York, he was charged with criminal possession of a weapon.

The 22-year-old was scheduled to be formally charged during his first court appearance on March 25. Since he did not have ammunition on him when he was arrested, he cannot be charged with unlawfully possessing a loaded weapon — the same charge that sent former Giants and Jets wide receiver Plaxico Burress to prison for 20 months following an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Manhattan nightclub in 2008.

The Jets selected Williams third overall out of Alabama in the 2019 NFL draft, making him the highest-drafted defensive player in franchise history. The defensive lineman’s rookie season wound up being somewhat of a disappointment, though, as he battled injuries and stretches of inconsistent play throughout 2019. In 13 games, Williams recorded only 28 tackles and 2.5 sacks.

Williams’ court date comes before the beginning of training camp, meaning he will not miss any practice because of the gun charge. Regardless of the outcome of his case, Williams is subject to punishment under the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

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Quinnen Williams of the Jets Is Arrested on Weapons Charge at La Guardia https://www.badsporters.com/2020/06/18/quinnen-williams-of-the-jets-is-arrested-on-weapons-charge-at-la-guardia/ https://www.badsporters.com/2020/06/18/quinnen-williams-of-the-jets-is-arrested-on-weapons-charge-at-la-guardia/#respond Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:18:25 +0000 https://badsporters.com/?p=7476 Quinnen Williams, a defensive lineman for the Jets who was the third player chosen in last year’s N.F.L. draft, was arrested on a weapons possession charge on Thursday night while trying to board a flight at La Guardia Airport, the authorities said. He was taken into custody around 9:15 p.m. at the Delta Air Lines […]

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Quinnen Williams, a defensive lineman for the Jets who was the third player chosen in last year’s N.F.L. draft, was arrested on a weapons possession charge on Thursday night while trying to board a flight at La Guardia Airport, the authorities said.

He was taken into custody around 9:15 p.m. at the Delta Air Lines check-in counter after he was found to have a Glock 19 pistol, according to the Port Authority police. The gun was discovered in Williams’s checked baggage, the authorities said, and it was unloaded.

The authorities said that Williams, 22, had a permit for the weapon in Alabama, where he was a standout player for the University of Alabama, but he did not have one for New York. The matter has been referred to the Queens district attorney’s office.

Williams’s destination from LaGuardia was not immediately clear. Alex Spiro, a lawyer for Williams, said his client “respects and follows the law.”

“There was allegedly a technical issue with the manner in which the lawfully owned firearm was stored — and we expect the matter to be resolved shortly,” Spiro said on Friday.

The Jets said in a statement: “We have been in contact with Quinnen Williams and are fully aware of the situation. We will have no additional comment as this is a pending legal matter.”

Williams recorded 15 tackles and two and a half sacks in his rookie season. He signed a four-year, $32.5 million contract with the Jets, according to the salary tracking website Spotrac.

Williams is not the only high draft pick of the Jets to get in trouble with the law in recent years. In 2015, the defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson, the No. 13 pick in the 2013 draft, was arrested on charges of resisting arrest and several traffic violations after a car he was driving was clocked at 143 miles per hour in Missouri. There was a 12-year-old in the car, which also contained a fully loaded handgun and smelled of marijuana, a police report said.

Richardson was sentenced in St. Charles County in Missouri to two years of probation and 100 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to reduced charges stemming from the episode. He was later traded to the Seattle Seahawks and most recently played for the Cleveland Browns.

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