Columbia Police Department (CPD) Investigators have charged three people in connection with an August 2024 attempted murder and armed robbery investigation.
Maalik Corley is charged with Attempted Murder, Armed Robbery, Possession of a Weapon during a Violent Crime, Auto Breaking, Larceny, and Conspiracy.
Demarco Gleaton is charged with Armed Robbery, Assault and Battery – First Degree, Conspiracy, Auto Breaking, and Larceny.
Ma’ziya Mills is charged with Conspiracy and Accessory Before and After the Fact.
When CPD officers arrested Corley and Gleaton, they seized a firearm that was reported stolen out of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Case Recap:
On August 17, 2024, Mills allegedly asked the male victim in the case to meet her on Ripplemeyer Avenue despite knowing that her co-defendants were going to commit crimes. The victim was then approached by the two male suspects, Corley and Gleaton who are accused of breaking into the man’s car and stealing belongings. The victim ran away but the male suspects chased him to another location, held him at gunpoint, and assaulted him. When the man tried to defend himself, suspect Corley allegedly shot at him. Thankfully, the victim was not struck by gunfire.
All persons arrested/charged are presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty in a court of law.