Police chief apologizes after wrongfully arrested man spends 2 nights in Newport News jail
WTKR
and last updated 2021-01-28 17:16:16-05
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew apologized to Maurice Williams and his family after Williams was wrongfully arrested last week at his place of employment and spent two nights in jail.
News 3 spoke exclusively to Williams, his girlfriend Christina Brown and Chief Drew about the mistake.
Williams works as a cook and said he was about to go on break last Tuesday afternoon when his supervisor asked him to go out back. He was then greeted by officers.