On Thursday, The Savannah Morning News published more information about Gerrel Williams, the Pee Wee head coach who lost his damn mind when he struck a 9-year-old in the head on Dec. 7 at the American Youth Football (AYF) National Championship in Kissimmee, Florida.
Williams was an employee of the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office in Savannah, Georgia, and they have promptly fired him from his position as a detention center counselor. Sheriff John Wilcher stated, “CCSO reviewed the video and we are very disturbed by the actions of Mr. Gerrel Williams.”
Florida’s Osceola County Sheriff’s Office filed an incident report, saying, “The person in charge of the AYF National Championship advised the officer handling the incident that the coach was expelled from the league and was no longer able to attend any more games, the report stated,” the Morning News writes.
An officer would contact the mother of the child and she would decline to press charges. She told the paper she’s confident “that none of these coaches would harm [the] kids.”
The Savannah Gators explained to the Morning News that Gerrel Williams “was wrong and is fired from this organization’s coaching staff.”
Williams has since apologized for his actions:
