A former professional American football player has been charged in connection with the riot at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. Antwoine Williams is facing felony charges of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding police, along with several lesser misdemeanour charges.

Leander Antwione Williams, a former player for the Detroit Lions, is one of the first Capitol riot suspects to be charged since Donald Trump’s 2024 election win.

Leander Antwione Williams, 31, was arrested Thursday in what appears to be the first newly filed Capitol breach case brought by federal prosecutors since Election Day.

A former NFL linebacker was arrested on Thursday and charged with assaulting law enforcement during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, according to court records.

Former NFL linebacker Leander Antwione Williams was arrested Thursday and charged with allegedly assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. Williams, 31, is facing charges including felony offense of assaulting,

Former Detroit Lions linebacker Leander Antwione Williams has reportedly been arrested and charged with assaulting police officers during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.