Brad Williams

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Service Record

Douglas County Kansas Sheriff's Office

Main article: Douglas County Kansas Sheriff's Office

Lawrence Kansas Police Department

Main article: Lawrence Kansas Police Department
Rank Officer
Dates of Service May 15, 2017 - January 6, 2021.[1]
Last Known Status Resigned.[2]

Commendations

2018 MADD Officer of the Year

In December 2018, Williams received the Officer of the Year award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, in recognition of 105 DUI arrests and training of other officers.[3][4]

Incident Reports

2018 Arrest of Jameson O'Connor

On February 4, 2018, Williams and Officer Brian Wonderly were on patrol at a local bar. Wonderly escorted a young woman from the bar, whom he suspected of being underage. O'Connor, the woman's brother, approached Wonderly. Williams' report stated that O'Connor had shoved Wonderly, but an audio recording has Wonderly stating that O'Connor did not push him.[1][5][6]

O'Connor was arrested and charged with interference with law enforcement.[5]

A judge acquitted O'Connor of the charge and took exception to the police officers' conduct.[5][6]

In February 2019, an attorney notified the department that the reports and court testimony given by the officers were contradicted by video and audio recordings, which showed that O'Connor was not close enough to Wonderly to have pushed him.[2][5]

Response Timeline

On June 8, 2019, an internal affairs investigation cleared Williams of any department policy violations.[6][5] ‎

2019 Arrest of Duc Tran

Main article: Duc Tran (2019)

Response Timeline

On July 16, 2021, Tran filed a lawsuit, alleging excessive force, negligence, and battery by Williams, a failure of the department to train and supervise Williams, and malicious prosecution.[7] ‎

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mackenzie Clark, Lawrence police officer accused of injuring skateboarder and falsifying report resigns, department says, Lawrence Journal-World, 2021-01-15
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kansas officer accused of injuring skateboarder resigns, AP News, 2021-01-16
  3. ↑ Officer of the Year, Lawrence Kansas Police Department, 2018-12-28
  4. ↑ Officer of the Year, Lawrence Police, 2018-12-28
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Casey Van Divier, Arvada officer’s actions questioned in 2018 Kansas case, Arvada Press', 2020-09-17
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Mackenzie Clark, Recording raises question of perjury by Lawrence police officer; LPD says probe cleared him, Lawrence Journal-World, 2020-08-17
  7. ↑ Tran v County of Douglas Complaint, U.S. District Court, 2021-07-16

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