Opening witness testimony was derailed Sept. 17 for an attempted first-degree murder case before Baltimore City Circuit Court before Judge Lynn Stewart Mays.
Malik “Freaky” Williams, 37, is charged with attempted first-and-second degree murder, first-degree assault, firearm use in the commission of a violent felony, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and related weapons charges for his alleged involvement in a non-fatal shooting on the 700 Block of North Board Street on Jan 24.
Testimony by the lead detective on the case was interrupted by an objection by defense counsel Robert Cole because he had not been properly notified of camera footage from a local pizzeria.
This led to the jury being dismissed and the detective grilled by Judge Mays regarding his mismanagement of the police investigation and subsequent case file. She found he had failed to properly notify the prosecutor’s office of which officer canvassed the camera footage, which needed to be shared with defense counsel. She ruled that the camera footage was therefore inadmissible.
According to the statement of charges, the defendant was on an electric bike when he pulled up next to the victim and another individual, and allegedly pulled his gun out. As the victim began hopping away, the defendant allegedly pointed the gun at another individual before heading south on Port Street.
When officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) arrived, the victim was no longer on the scene, and was found after calls were made to Johns Hopkins Hospital regarding walk-in gunshot victims.
According to the statement of charges, the defendant was identified through his nickname “Freaky” in an internal BPD flier by another police officer.
Prosecution testimony is scheduled to resume on Sept. 18.
