(WXYZ) – Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell addressed the situation involving wide receiver Jameson Williams, a day after a 7 Detroit News Report.

The report said there was an internal Detroit police investigation looking into how Williams avoided arrest after a gun registered to him was found in a car he was traveling in. He does not have a concealed pistol license.

Listen to Campbell in the video below.

Dan Campbell on Jameson Williams incident: ‘He’ll learn from this’

The team released a statement yesterday and Campbell said Wednesday that Williams has been honest with them from the beginning.

“I know it certainly doesn’t look good. I understand that. At the same time, everything happened here at the same time. It’s really a decision making for him. That’s where he knows he can be better.” “Don’t put yourself in those situations,” Campbell said. “He’ll learn from this, he’ll grow from it.”

Campbell said he knows what Williams is made of and judges people by what’s in their hearts.

“He’s worth being with. He’s going to learn from this, he’s going to grow and he’s going to be better at all of this,” Campbell said.

Campbell also said he knows it’s not something the team would like to deal with, but said it’s a “non-issue” because the team didn’t have it last week and won’t have it this week.

“You will learn from this, grow from this, and be better from all of this,” he said.

Our original story follows from Investigator 7 Ross Jones.

Two weeks before being suspended for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy, Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was nearly arrested by Detroit police for a gun found in a vehicle.

Now, as a result of questions from 7 News Detroit, the department is investigating why Williams was released after officers planned to take him to jail.

Watch the story in the video player above or below

Detroit police investigating why Lions WR Jameson Williams avoided arrest after gun found in car

The star receiver came into contact with police after midnight on October 8, when police stopped a vehicle driven by Williams’ brother near the corner of Connor and Jefferson Avenue. The vehicle was stopped, according to the police, for speeding.

When questioned by an officer, Williams’ brother revealed that there were two guns in the car: the first was in the back seat while the second, according to police, was under Williams’ seat.

Officers discovered that the gun in the back seat was registered to Williams’ brother, who had a concealed pistol license, or CPL.

While the gun under Williams’ seat was registered to him, he did not possess a CPL.

The officer concluded that this was a problem and told Williams that he was going to be arrested for carrying a concealed weapon.

Watch the interaction between the officer, Williams and Williams’ brother in the video below.

Video shows interaction between Detroit police officer and Lions WR Jameson Williams

It is clear from the body camera footage that the officer does not know who Williams is. But repeatedly, the wide receiver reminded him.

“I play for the Lions, brother. “I’m Jameson Williams,” he said at one point.

Minutes later, he said, “Bro, I play for the Detroit Lions.”

Minutes later he said again: “Brother, I play for the Lions!”

The officer told Williams that his position had no bearing on his arrest.

At one point during the stop, Williams’ brother told police the gun belongs to him. But Williams would later admit that the gun was his.

“I got the gun to protect myself,” Williams said. “Do you know where I live? Detroit!

Watch the video below where the officer stops and speaks with Williams.

Video shows Detroit police officer arresting Jameson Williams

Williams was handcuffed and placed in the back of the patrol car. In an interview Monday, Detroit Police Commander Michael McGinnis supported the officer’s actions.

“I feel like there was probable cause to arrest him and the patrol officer arrested him,” McGinnis said. “And for that, he should have been taken to the Detroit Detention Center and processed.”

But Williams was not taken to jail. Instead, a supervisor was called to the scene. The department says that is not unusual for a high-profile arrest, and is a precaution to ensure policy is followed in cases that could generate media coverage.

A few minutes later a sergeant arrived at the scene.

Unlike the responding officers, the sergeant was a Lions fan and immediately recognizes Williams’ name. Body camera footage also showed the wallpaper on the sergeant’s cell phone was the Lions logo.

Over the next 30 minutes, the sergeant would make a series of phone calls to higher-ranking officials, trying to determine whether Williams needed to be arrested or whether the driver’s CPL covered both his gun and Williams’.

At one point, the sergeant is seen leaning toward one of the arresting officers and whispering, “I’m so mad at you two.”

Commander McGinnis, who reviewed the body camera footage, said he believed the sergeant was referring to both arresting officers in a “jovial manner.”

After consulting with several supervisors, the sergeant makes two more phone calls and it appears that Williams is about to be taken to jail.

“Keep in mind that it is coming. You may want to make special accommodations,” the sergeant says in a phone call.

“They are going to accuse him of carrying a concealed weapon,” he says in another.

But minutes later everything apparently changed. The sergeant spoke with a lieutenant who said Williams should be released. You can’t hear the lieutenant’s side of the conversation.

“Good. Beautiful. Am I okay to let him go?” the sergeant asks before hanging up. “You’re a (expletive) hero. Thank you very much.”

Williams was removed from his handcuffs, his gun was returned, a police report was not written and no warrant application was filed.

Following questions from 7 News Detroit, Detroit police launched an internal affairs investigation into the detention and the decision not to arrest the Lions wide receiver.

“(Chief James White) was very unhappy with the totality of the circumstances here. He even went so far as to say he was angry,” Commander McGinnis said.

Late last week, DPD submitted a warrant request to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. Williams faces a charge of carrying a concealed weapon in a motor vehicle.

“I want to know if the fact that this individual was a Detroit Lions player influenced the decision-making?” -McGinnis asked.

7 News Detroit first raised questions about the traffic stop earlier this month. At that time, a deputy chief told Investigator 7 Ross Jones that only one gun was found in the car; he did not mention a second gun under Williams’ seat.

Once Chief James White learned of the second gun, he agreed to share parts of the body camera video with 7 News Detroit to correct the record and ordered an internal affairs investigation.

Detroit police officials say the arresting officers behaved appropriately during the stop and stand by their actions.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy’s office says it is still reviewing the warrant request.

Williams’ attorney, Todd Flood, released a statement to 7 News Detroit that reads: “On October 8, my clients were stopped for an alleged traffic violation. Throughout the course of the stop, my clients were cooperative and respectful of the police officers. With the two handguns found in the vehicle, both were properly protected. registered and the driver of the vehicle had the appropriate credentials to carry them. We have cooperated with the authorities and will continue to do so.

The Detroit Lions issued a statement to 7 News Detroit on Tuesday. Says:

“Jameson immediately let us know that he was a passenger in a routine traffic stop on October 8. We discussed the incident with him and kept the league informed of what we know. We understand that he was released without incident or citations. He is now” We understand the Detroit Police Department is reviewing the matter. “Jameson has retained an attorney and we will not be commenting further out of respect for the legal process.”