According to NBC News, former Detroit Lions linebacker Leander Antwione Williams was charged for the Jan. 6 riot.

Former Detroit Lions linebacker Antwione Williams was charged with assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on the U.S. Capitol.

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

A former NFL linebacker who played for the Detroit Lions faces charges for allegedly engaging in a series of assaults on law enforcement during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, court records show. Leander Antwione Williams,

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A former Detroit Lions linebacker was arrested and charged in Savannah for allegedly assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday.

A former Detroit Lions linebacker was arrested and charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other offenses over the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).