Willie Williams arrested for burglary

by Mike Rutherford on Aug 31, 2009 6:02 PM EDT in Football

He always knew how to say the right thing, just never figured out how to do it.

The tale of nomadic football talent Willie Williams took another dramatic turn last week, when the former No. 1 prep recruit was arrested for burglarizing a home of nearly $18,000 in cash and valuables, according to a police report.

Williams was arrested on the evening of Aug. 27 and charged with burglary and reckless driving by the Gwinnett County (Ga.) Police department. The arrest came after an acquaintance of Williams, Karen Postma, reported that her family’s Suwanee home had been robbed. Police subsequently identified Williams as a potential suspect.

According to an arrest report obtained by Yahoo! Sports, Williams was found with items from the home in both the trunk of his car and inside his Duluth hotel room. The penalty for burglary carries a sentence of 1-20 years on the first conviction, while reckless driving can carry a maximum sentence of one year. Both penalties vary based on prior criminal record.

The kid made himself a joke. What a waste.

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The real loser in this story

Is the other Willie Williams that played for Louisville, who now plays for the eagles, and who’s profile is linked in the story.

Kudos to the research guys on that one.

by canaan on Aug 31, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions

Doing it the right way

Isn’t this a guy who was recruited by Steve “Doing it the right way” Kragthorpe?

by cbcard on Aug 31, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions

It's sad the wake up call he is experiencing this moment

Sometimes it takes too much before you learn. Such is the way of man. Still stupid though.

Go Cards!

by Red Rage on Sep 1, 2009 12:18 AM EDT reply actions

I went to the Eagles/Colts game in Indy

I didn’t realize he had gone pro until I read his name on the roster. I thought he had his life back on track.

by Dais on Sep 1, 2009 7:32 AM EDT reply actions

This article doesn’t make much sense. It definitely is talking about our Willie Williams at times, but said he went undrafted and “Despite some cursory interest from the Green Bay Packers, Williams also failed to be signed as an undrafted free agent.” Does this piece have some factual errors in it, am I reading it wrong, or did it just merge the lives of two separate Willie Williams’?

by Dais on Sep 1, 2009 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions

I believe

It may have fused the two Willies…hehe

by Mike Rutherford on Sep 1, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions

A Tale of Two Willies

Willie A. Williams and Willie E. Williams

One was a DT (the good one, who plays for the eagles), and the other was the hooligan linebacker in question. Not sure which was which, but my hazy memory wants to say Willie A was the jackass.

by canaan on Sep 1, 2009 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions