An Alameda County prosecutor has dropped an accessory-to-murder case against 25-year-old Kalif Collins after the court could not hold a required preliminary hearing within 60 days, a timing misfire that leaves the alleged gunman still at large.
Collins had been accused of helping the driver flee after 30-year-old Daesjhon Grayson was fatally shot on May 11, 2025, on the 600 block of 16th Street in Oakland. Court filings identify the man charged in the killing as 26-year-old Zairy Rubio, who remains a fugitive. Collins, who was released on $30,000 bail, was accused of driving the suspected shooter away from the scene and later falsely reporting his car stolen.
Prosecutors moved to dismiss the accessory charge on Jan. 26 because they could not hold the preliminary hearing within a 60-day deadline, according to The Mercury News. Court records reviewed by the paper indicate the move was procedural rather than a decision on the strength of the evidence…