Former NFL participant Joseph Williams arrested in West Hollywood

A former NFL operating again put his previous soccer strikes to make use of on the streets of Los Angeles, main deputies on a foot chase earlier than getting caught and hauled off to jail.

Joseph Williams, a former San Francisco 49ers operating again, was arrested in West Hollywood Wednesday after refusing to give up to authorities and fleeing on foot, in keeping with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division.

Deputies first encountered Williams, 33, round 4 p.m. close to La Brea and Fountain avenues throughout a attainable rushing cease. They let him go together with a verbal warning, however later found he had an excellent felony warrant for receiving stolen property.

When deputies stopped him a second time, Williams took off operating by way of the streets of West Hollywood earlier than officers may take him into custody.

Authorities caught up with him on Formosa Avenue close to Romaine Avenue and arrested him on suspicion of receiving stolen property, resisting or obstructing an officer, vandalism, trespassing and violating the phrases of probation or supervised launch.

Williams is being held on the felony warrant, with bail set at $50,000. He was booked on the LASD West Hollywood Station and is scheduled to seem in courtroom Nov. 2 on the LAX Superior Courthouse.

The 49ers chosen Williams within the fourth spherical of the 2017 NFL Draft out of the College of Utah. He appeared in 19 video games over two seasons earlier than the staff minimize him in 2018 following accidents and “a scarcity of manufacturing,” in keeping with ESPN.