Thirty-seven-year-old Malik Williams‘ shooting case was dismissed before Judge Lynn Stewart Mays on Sept.18.
Williams, also known as “Freaky” was charged with attempted first-degree murder, attempted second- degree murder, first-degree assault, firearm use in a felony or violent crime, firearm possession during a crime of violence or felony, illegal possession of a regulated firearm, and having a handgun.
On Jan. 24, 2026, there is video evidence of an african american male, wearing black and white jacket with dark pants with a white stripe on the leg and dark shoes, stop the electric bicycle he was riding, pull out a gun and point it towards the victim. The gun is presumably then fired as the victim hops away to sit on nearby steps. Blood and a 9mm casing has been found at the location of the incident.
The victim was found at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the groin area. The police shared flyers with a snapshot of the suspect in hopes to gain the public’s help with identifying him.
The police got an anonymous tip saying that the suspect goes by “Freaky.” The Police then identified him as Malik Williams.
Judge Mays dimissed the case due to evidence release violations during the two day proceeding.
Defense attorney, Robert Cole, said the victim may not be willing to testify for fear of self-incrimination. The state concurred given the victim is already jailed for an unrelated case. However, he was transported to the courthouse anyway by the Baltimore Police Department (BPD)
The state received a thick folder worth of evidence around nine a.m. the day of the hearing, then quickly shared the material with the defense attorney, with scant time to review or reproduce the material.
The documents are said to contain new information to both parties. While the original statement of charges said Malik Williams was identified by the victim from a photo array, it appears the victim never signed the statement. The defense attorney motioned to exclude the photo array and it was granted. Upon further review the defense attorney said he didn’t have access to other documents in possession of the state’s attorney until 30 minutes before trial started, which provided insufficient time to review.
Judge Mays ordered everyone out of the courtroom, then 30 minutes later dismissed the case for multiple evidence violations on the prosecution’s part.
On Jan. 24, 2026, there is video evidence of an Black man wearing a black and white jacket with dark pants and a white leg stripe and dark shoes, stop an electric bicycle he was riding, pull out a gun and shoot the victim who shoots the victim who hops to nearby steps. Blood and a 9mm casing were reported at the scene.
The victim turned up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the groin. The police shared flyers with a snapshot of the suspect for an anonymous tip saying that the suspect goes by “Freaky” who police identified as Malik Williams.
It’s not known whether the prosecution intends to refile the case.
