On-the-lam felon in court over rolling gun battle between Infiniti and UBER ride-sharers
A felon given bail after opening fire on an Oakland street is accused of opening fire on a San Francisco street this month during a car-to-car gun battle in which he drove a well-appointed Infiniti sedan while his cash-strapped rivals used an UBER.
27-year-old Myster Williams will appear this morning for a preliminary hearing at the city’s Hall of Justice.
San Francisco police say Williams exchanged words with two others in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven store on San Jose Avenue in the Outer Mission district shortly before 4:00am on September 15.
As the pair drove away in their UBER ride, an outraged Williams drove after them and fired at the car. The ride-sharers then returned fire.
Only two stars?
Cops found Williams the next day by tracking his cellphone to Ingleside Heights. A search of the Infiniti turned up a 9mm ‘ghost gun’ equipped with an extended magazine, another gun in the glove compartment, a bag of ammunition and a ski mask.
Williams was on the streets because trusting Alameda judge David Pereda kept releasing him on his own recognizance in a 2023 case where prosecutors say he fired a gun in downtown Oakland.
These releases came despite constant pleas from probation officials that Williams completely disregarded the rules, had been arrested again, was accused of violently assaulting his ex-girlfriend, and had posted an Instagram photo of himself with an assault rifle.
Williams then failed to appear in court and was on the lam at the time prosecutors say he opened fire in San Francisco.
In four months, his probation officer wrote, “he has missed several appointments…he has let his GPS battery go dead on several occasions, he violates his curfew and was arrested on a new case.”
“The defendant has exhibited a disregard for his curfew restrictions. In June he stayed out more than an hour past curfew on seven separate occasions even after being admonished…In July he was out past his curfew more than one hour on 10 separate occasions. Before his arrest in August the defendant has been out past his curfew by more than one hour on three separate instances.”
Williams, who remains in custody, will appear this morning in Department 9 of San Francisco Superior Court.
The case continues.
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