Sean Isabella

sisabella@thenewsstar.com

Grambling star wide receiver Chad Williams was arrested over the weekend in his hometown of Baton Rouge.

Williams, 21, was one of three men arrested for simple possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm according to reports. LSU police arrested Williams and two others after a strong odor of marijuana came from a parked SUV in an empty lot on LSU's campus.

Williams was booked at East Baton Rouge Parish on Sunday at 8:07 a.m.for possession of marijuana, possession of firearm with drugs, fugitive from justice and an outstanding bench warrant.

Williams was released Monday on $5,000 bond according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office.

Louisiana State Police is listed as the arresting agency. Williams was booked on the fugitive of justice charge, bonded on the marijuana and firearm charges and given time served for the bench warrant, according to documents.

WBRZ in Baton Rouge first reported the news Monday.

Grambling football coach Broderick Fobbs said Tuesday he was aware of the arrest and wants to make sure he collects all the facts before making a decision on any sort of punishment. Fobbs and Williams are expected to meet Tuesday in Grambling.

"I don't want to jump the gun on anything. I want to make sure I get all the facts from everything that happened so I can make a clear decision on the things that need to be done in order to help my student-athletes understand to do things the right way," Fobbs said. "I want to make sure he's taken care of and he knows we care about him and we're going to do what's best for him and for our program."

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The affidavit of probable cause stated an LSU Police officer observed a tan colored SUV parked in the Hart lot of LSU around 3:39 a.m. Sunday. There were few cares in the area, the report said, which caused the officer to investigate further.

The officer noticed a "strong odor of burnt marijuana" from the SUV and approached the vehicle. The three men were detainted at gunpoint as backup units were requested.

As the officer was removing the subjects from the vehicle, a glass jar that contained marijuana fell to the ground and shattered on the pavement.

Following the arrests, officers located a loaded 9 mm pistol, a loaded Desert Eagle handgun and an unloaded AK-47 assault rifle. There was a 20-round magazine located in the SUV.

The 6-foot-2 Williams led Grambling with 62 catches for 1,012 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2015. The rising senior was statistically the best receiver in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, finishing first in catches, yards, receptions per game, receiving yards per game and second in touchdowns.

One of Williams' best games came in the 2014 Bayou Classic as a sophomore when he hauled in 10 catches for 207 yards and a touchdown.

Williams played basketball and football at Madison Prep in Baton Rouge. One of the two men arrested Sunday was Demetrius Blanton, a high school teammate of Williams at Madison.