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New court date set for Quinnen Williams following March arrest

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 16:56:26 +0000

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

admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:18:25 +0000

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.

Williams has an older brother, Quincy Williams, who plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Ty Lawson unleashes on Roy Williams in profanity-laden story

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Ty Lawson helped lead North Carolina to its 2009 National Championship under Roy Williams, but the warm feelings left by that success clearly have not lingered into the 2020s. On Memorial Day, Lawson unleashed a profanity-riddled tirade directed at Williams on his Instagram for badmouthing him to NBA general managers. The former Tar Heel has bounced around the pros from the Denver Nuggets (2009-2015) to the Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers (2015-16), the Sacramento Kings (2016-17) and the Washington Wizards (2018) but has been playing in the Chinese Basketball Association for the last two years.

“Who talks sh*t about someone who won them a championship ……your weird … I got messages from 10 nba gm’s that said it came out your mouth ….that’s why I don’t Fu** with Carolina or support anything y’all do. It’s a blessing that I don’t open my mouth about shit …: they ask me why I don’t show love to North Carolina ….Roy Williams knows why.”

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On the program’s official twitter account, UNC fans voted on their favorite point guards in program history, with Lawson earning the most votes just a day before his Instagram story was posted. If there were a re-vote today, safe to say the results would have been a bit different. Lawson retweeted the vote, which was his first tweet in nine months, so the bad blood must not have cut too deep. Past tweets have told a different story of his past relationship with UNC and Roy Williams, so it appears as though this bad beef is a new development.

Lawson arrived at North Carolina as the No. 7 overall player in the 2006 class and the No. 1 ranked point guard. Lawson started for UNC and Coach Williams for three seasons, capping his Carolina career with the 2009 National Championship.
A uber-quick guard, tailormade for UNC’s up-tempo offense, Lawson had a knack for beating the defense down the floor and scoring in the lane and at the basket. The Maryland native remains the fastest guard with the ball in the Roy Williams era at North Carolina. Lawson was named the ACC All-Freshman in 2007, honorable mention All-ACC as a sophomore in 2008, and First-Team All-ACC and ACC Player of the Year in 2009. Lawson was also a consensus Second-Team All-American and won the Bob Cousey Award (Nation’s best point guard) after the 2009 season.
Lawson averaged 10.2 points and 5.6 assists as a freshman in 2006-07, 12.7 points and 5.2 assists as a sophomore in 2007-08, and 16.6 points and 6.6 assists as a junior in 2008-09. In three seasons at Carolina, Lawson shot 51.6 percent from the field and 40.2 percent from three.
Lawson was selected No. 18 overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves and was traded on draft night to the Denver Nuggets. Lawson played six seasons for the Nuggets from 2009-15 and was the starting point guard for five. On April 9, 2011, Lawson became the first player in NBA history to make his first 10 three-point attempts to start a game. He went 10-of-11 from behind three-point range and finished the game with a career-high 37 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assistsLawson played in 53 games for the Houston Rockets and 13 games for the Indiana Pacers in 2015-16. In 2016-17, Lawson played in 69 games and started 24 for the Sacramento Kings.
Lawson has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence (DUI).
In 2008, 20-year-old Lawson pleaded guilty to underage drinking and driving after registering a .03 blood-alcohol level during a traffic stop in Chapel Hill, N.C. He was not charged with a DUI because he was below the legal limit of .08 BAC. Additional charges of violating a noise ordinance and driving with a revoked or suspended license were dropped and Lawson was required only to complete 20 hours of community service.
In April 2012 in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Lawson was cited for careless driving, driving with a restricted license and permitting an unauthorized person to drive his car. Lawson was arrested in Denver on January 29, 2013 for avoiding prosecution for these offenses. He later pleaded guilty to allowing an unauthorized person to drive and the other charges were dropped.
On August 17, 2013, Lawson and his girlfriend, Ashley Pettiford, were arrested by police in Arapahoe County responding to a domestic violence call. Lawson was arrested on suspicion of committing two misdemeanors, domestic violence-related harassment and property damage. Both Lawson and Pettiford were released on $1,000 bond and charges were ultimately dropped.
On January 23, 2015, Lawson was arrested in Denver after driving almost twice the speed limit while under the influence of alcohol. In that incident, he admitted to police that he had a prior arrest for DUI in Missouri. One of the conditions of his $1,500 bond was that he not drink alcohol.
On July 14, 2015, Lawson was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of driving under the influence. On July 17, a Denver judge ruled that Lawson would be required to spend a month at a residential rehabilitation center before facing DUI charges in either Colorado or California.

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This is not the first time a former UNC player has had a social media outburst directed at the hall of fame coach reportedly blackballing him to NBA GMs. In 2017, Rashad McCants relayed a similar message to the Charlotte Observer.

“I’ve been told, numerous conversations and numerous sources, that I’ve been blackballed,” McCants said. “And it’s just the way the league is sometimes. When one person who is a higher-up, Hall of Famer, says don’t touch him, they won’t. And that’s just how it is.”

McCants’ numerous outbursts were seen as indicative of his personal issues, but it’s interesting to see another former player criticize Williams for the same issue. If there’s one thing that Williams can never be accused of, it’s dancing around the truth, considering he called this year’s team the “least gifted” he’s ever coached.

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Ex-FSU OL Jauan Williams Arrested on Battery Charges for Allegedly Striking GF

admin — Sat, 23 May 2020 13:03:18 +0000

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Former Florida State offensive lineman Jauan Williams was arrested Wednesday in Tallahassee and charged with two counts of misdemeanor battery for allegedly hitting his then-girlfriend on two occasions in 2018, according to Terry Spencer of the Associated Press.

According to court documents obtained by Spencer, the woman denied being hit at the time, but Tallahassee police said the case was “reopened last year after she contacted police saying Williams had sent her video of her having sex with another man.” Police said “she provided photos of bruises and text messages between her and Williams that support her allegations that he did strike her.”

“I didn’t do anything. I have so much disbelief, so much confusion,” Williams told Spencer, saying they argued but it never turned physical. “She is trying to kill my career.”

He also said that it would have been obvious to authorities at the time if a 6’7″ and 310-pound football player had struck her.

The woman told police in 2018 that Williams had overturned chairs and tables during their argument, throwing items, but hadn’t struck her. But Tallahassee police investigator Charzetta Felton-Stevens said that last year, the woman “told her that Williams had choked her, spit on her and dragged her across the floor.”

Additionally, she “shared text messages between her and Williams from that 2018 night where she wrote that she lied to officers about bruises and cuts and hid marijuana from them. The woman texted Williams photos of bruises on her chin, her arms, torso and legs that she accused him of inflicting.”

She also told Felton-Stevens that Williams had punched her in the face in a separate altercation.

Williams was released following his arrest on a $500 bond Thursday.

He is currently in the process of transferring away from Florida State and is no longer a part of the team there, the school told Spencer.

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Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams arrested in Tennessee for drug possession – USA TODAY

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:30:59 +0000

Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams’ first NFL offseason isn’t off to a great start.

The 22-year-old man was arrested on drug-related charges on Jan. 17 after being pulled over in Cumberland County, about a hundred miles east of Nashville, a Tennessee Highway Patrol report shows.

According to reports and his arrest warrants, a trooper stopped Williams on Interstate 40 near mile marker 333 at 9:37 p.m. for speeding in his 2016 black Land Rover. The report shows he was traveling 90 mph in a 70 mph zone.

During a search, reports show the trooper found acetaminophen hydrocodone prescription pills, valacyclovir hydrocodone pills, “a large amount of marijuana,” hand-rolled marijuana cigarettes, and illegal paraphernalia inside the SUV.

He was cited for speeding and also charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drugs without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia, court records show.

Williams was booked into the Cumberland County jail that same day and released on Jan. 18 after posting a $37,500 bond.

He’s due in court on Feb. 21 to enter a plea in his respective charges, a Cumberland County General Sessions Court court clerk said Thursday.

Williams, who is from Nashville, went to college at Vanderbilt. He was drafted in the second round, 45th overall, by the Patriots. The 6-foot-3 defensive back was buried on the Patriots’ talented depth chart, appearing in just nine games last season, making five tackles and one pass deflection.

If found guilty, Williams could very well face discipline from the NFL for violating the league’s collectively bargained policy and program covering substances of abuse. Section 2.3 of the policy details the potential punishment.

“Players convicted of or admitting to a violation of law … relating to use, possession, acquisition, sale, or distribution of Substances of Abuse other than alcohol, or conspiring to do so, are subject to appropriate discipline as determined by the Commissioner.

“Absent aggravating circumstances, discipline for a first offense will be a suspension without pay for up to four (4) regular and/or post-season games. If the Commissioner finds that there were aggravating circumstances, including but not limited to felonious conduct or serious injury or death of third parties, and/or if the Player has had prior drug or alcohol- related misconduct, increased discipline may be imposed.”

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Patriots cornerback, former Vanderbilt player, Joejuan Williams arrested in Tennessee for drug possession

admin — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:23:32 +0000

Mark Daniels and Natalie Alund, Providence Journal, Nashville Tennessean
Published 9:00 a.m. CT Jan. 23, 2020 | Updated 10:02 a.m. CT Jan. 23, 2020

Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams’ first NFL offseason isn’t off to a great start.

The 22-year-old man was arrested on drug-related charges on Jan. 17 after being pulled over in Cumberland County, about a hundred miles east of Nashville, a Tennessee Highway Patrol report shows.

Joejuan Williams (Photo: Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office)

He was cited for speeding and also charged with possession of a controlled substance, possession of drugs without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia, court records show.

Williams was booked into the Cumberland County jail that same day and released on Jan. 18 after posting a $37,500 bond.

He’s due in court on Feb. 21 to enter a plea in his respective charges, a Cumberland County General Sessions Court court clerk said Thursday.

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New England Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams, left, talks with Tennessee Titans defensive back LaDarius Wiley, on Aug. 17, 2019. Both are former Vanderbilt players. (Photo: James Kenney, AP)

With the NFL, the punishment can vary. For example, Dallas Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers was suspended one game after being arrested for marijuana possession.

Williams is the second Patriots player to be arrested this month. Julian Edelman was arrested on Jan 11 for misdemeanor vandalism after jumping on the hood of a car and causing damage while out in Beverly Hills. Last summer, Patrick Chung was indicted in New Hampshire on a charge of felony cocaine possession. On Jan. 13, the drug charges were conditionally dismissed.

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Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams arrested in Nashville for drug possession

admin — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:18:18 +0000

Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams’ first NFL offseason isn’t off to a great start.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Williams was arrested on Jan. 17 in Nashville. The 22-year-old was charged with speeding, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drugs without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The arrest happened at 9:37 p.m. after Williams was stopped on Interstate 40 in Cumberland County for speeding. That’s when the state trooper found the unnamed substance, paraphernalia and prescription drugs inside Williams’ 2016 Land Rover.

With the NFL, the punishment can vary. For example, Dallas Cowboys tight end Rico Gathers was suspended one game after being arrested for marijuana possession.

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Patriots CB Joejuan Williams arrested for drug possession

admin — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:03:12 +0000

New England Patriots rookie cornerback Joejuan Williams was arrested in Tennessee last Friday.

Williams, a former 247Sports Composite four-star recruit from Nashville, was pulled over for speeding in his hometown, per CBS Boston. After the stop, Tennessee Highway Patrol says it located drug paraphernalia. The Patriots defender was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance, drug paraphernalia and prescription drugs without a prescription. The arrest took place at 9:37 p.m. CT.

The Patriots selected Williams in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. The cornerback spent three seasons at Vanderbilt prior to entering the draft. He finished his junior season with 61 total tackles, four interceptions and 13 passes defended. At the NFL Combine, he ran a 4.64 second 40-yard dash and put up 17 reps on the bench press. New England head coach Bill Belichick traded a second-round pick and a third-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams in order to move up and select Williams with the No. 45 overall pick.

“I feel like I have the complete package – I can run, cover and hit,” Williams said during his conference call following his selection by the Patriots last April. “At the end of the day, if you look at all of my numbers in the SEC, I was ranked first in everything, whether it was passes defended, pass break-ups, interceptions as a corner, solo tackles as a corner. So, I feel like that complete package is what I bring to the team.”

He added: “I definitely consider myself a leader. You know, with my corners group, I would always, each week do it up right up on their three best wide receivers, send it out to the corners group message and the DBs group message and let them have at it. But I mean, I definitely feel like I was a leader. I feel like for me, I led by example. I led by actions. I’m not the type that’s going to yell and get in your face about anything. I want to lead by action, I want to lead by making plays.”

The Patriots went 12-4 in the regular season to make the playoffs, but they were upset by the Tennessee Titans during wild card weekend. The Titans advanced to the AFC Championship Game before losing to the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City will meet the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl 54 on Feb. 2 in Miami.

“Williams was active for just nine regular-season games, playing 80 total snaps on defense (8 percent) plus 84 snaps on special teams (19 percent),” CBS Boston wrote. “He recorded four total tackles (three solo) and defended one pass. He was active for the Patriots’ lone postseason game, taking five snaps on defense and 12 snaps on special teams.”

Williams is the second Patriots player to have a run-in with authorities since their season ended. Veteran Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman was arrested in Beverly Hills earlier this month after he reportedly leaped on the hood of someone’s Mercedes “for an unknown reason” causing damage. Edelman has a court date scheduled for April 13.

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Wales legend Shane Williams to appear in court after being charged with affray

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LIONS and Wales legend Shane Williams will appear in court next month after being charged with affray.

The 40-year-old has been charged with five other men relating to an incident in Cardiff city centre last year at Coyote Ugly Nightclub.

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Rugby star Shane Williams has been charged with affray following an incident last December

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The 40-year-old is Wales’ all-time record try scorer with 58 tries in 87 games

Among those accused of the nightclub brawl with four bouncers is Williams’ younger brother Dean, 37.

The 2008 World Rugby Player of the Year is believed to have been on a night out after watching Wales play South Africa in December.

A South Wales Police spokesperson: “Six men have been charged with affray following an incident on Great Western Lane, Cardiff, on December 2, 2017.”

Williams was arrested and bailed by police, and will join the five other men at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on March 9.

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The 2008 World Rugby Player of the Year will appear in Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on March 9

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Shane Williams has been working for ITV as a pundit and commentator in the 2018 Six Nations

The Ospreys hero is considered a legend amongst the eyes of Welsh fans, and is their all-time record try scorer with 58 tries in 87 games.

He also enjoyed three tours with the British and Irish Lions, including coming out of retirement in 2013 to cover an injury shortage.

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Williams has been working for ITV for the 2018 Six Nations as a pundit, whilst he also commentated on his country’s defeat against England.

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Ex-NHL Player Dave Williams Arrested, Charged with Sexual Assault

admin — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 12:08:53 +0000

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Dave Williams, who played 14 seasons in the NHL, was arrested and charged with sexual assault on Wednesday.

Per ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski, Williams was arrested by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service for “reported incidents during a Canadian Armed Forces flight to Latvia in December for a ‘sanctioned morale visit’ to armed forces personnel overseas.”

Williams was charged with one count of sexual assault and one count of assault against a passenger on the flight to Latvia.

Per CBC’s Murray Brewster, Williams’ case will be handed over to a Crown prosecutor for consideration at an unspecified date.

Williams played with five teams during his NHL career from 1974-88. He was drafted 31st overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs, where he spent six seasons, and also spent time with the Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Kings, Hartford Whalers and Detroit Red Wings.

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