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fromAol
1 week ago

Judge apologizes to former suspected killer of Jam Master J for being wounded in MDC jail assault

Brooklyn federal Judge LaShaan DeArcy Hall expressed sympathy to Karl Jordan Jr. after he was stabbed while held at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Conviction overturned in murder of rap star Jam Master Jay, Run-DMC member

Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr, the alleged shooter, were found guilty on all counts and convicted of murdering the rapper, whose legal name was Jason Mizell and who rose to fame as a producer and founding member of the 1980s hip-hop group Run-DMC. Mizell and his Run-DMC bandmates helped usher rap into the music mainstream in the 1980s with such hits as It's Tricky and a cover of Aerosmith's Walk This Way off the best-selling 1986 album Raising Hell.
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fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Judge Overturns Murder Conviction of Jam Master Jay

A federal judge overturned Karl Jordan Jr.'s conviction in the murder of Jason Mizell while Ronald Washington's conviction was upheld.
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