A woman on the line with 911 could be heard saying “Give me my phone” before the call cut off on Sept. 19, according to a Hennepin County complaint. A 24-year-old Minneapolis man is charged with burglary in the break-in at her apartment.
Officers were sent at about 9:42 a.m. after the woman called to say someone was breaking into her apartment. As she opened the front door for them, they heard glass shattering inside. Malik Johnny Garley Williams was jumping out of a window, the complaint says. Officers could not find him.
The woman had been sleeping when she heard someone break into her living room from outside, according to the complaint. It says Williams broke a living room window to get in and took her phone while she was still on the line with 911, then hung up the call. He did not give the phone back. The complaint says he put a hand around her neck for a couple of seconds while she feared for her safety. He then let go and became verbally aggressive before running when officers reached her front door.
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Officers saw broken glass near the broken windows. The complaint says a warrant was sought for public safety.
Williams is charged in Hennepin County District Court in a complaint filed Nov. 4 with first-degree burglary involving an assault on a person in the building, a felony that carries up to 20 years in prison and/or a $35,000 fine. A judge set bail at $100,000.
