Former Detroit Lions player charged in Jan. 6 riot

Former Detroit Lions linebacker Leander Antwione Williams was is charged with assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol

Former Detroit Lions linebacker Leander Antwione Williams was arrested in Georgia on Thursday and is charged with assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors said.

Williams, who went by Antwione Williams in the NFL, played for the Lions during the 2016 season.

He was arrested in Savannah and is charged with felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, and obstruction of law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.

He’s also charged with three misdemeanors related to entering and remaining on restricted Capitol buildings and grounds, disorderly conduct and acts of physical violence.

Williams, 31, is accused of joining others in the pro-Trump mob as it attacked police to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, following months of lies about an election that Trump lost.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/former-detroit-lions-player-charged-jan-6-riot-rcna180264

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