2 Suspects Arrested For The Murder Of Jam Master Jay After 18 Years
By: Omar Cook
It’s been 18 years since Jason Mizell also known as Jam Master Jay, was murdered inside his studio in Queens, New York on October 30, 2002. The legendary DJ was prominent in the success of the iconic rap group Run-D.M.C.
Jam Master Jay pictured with Run-DMC
During a press conference, Seth DuCharme, acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced charges for alleged murderers Karl Jordan Jr., and Ronald Washington. “Today we begin to answer who killed Jason Mizell and why” said DuCharme. “It was important for us then and remains extremely important to us now to bring justice for the victim, his family, friends, and the community that cared so much about those events.”
Jam Master Jay was just 37 years old when he was murdered. According to the indictment, the murder was in retaliation to a drug deal gone wrong involving 10 kilos of cocaine which was supposed to be distributed by Jordan and Washington. A dispute ensued which led to Jam Master Jay attempting to cut out Washington in the deal. Washington and Jordan conspired to kill him and Jam Master Jay was shot in the head.
Jordan and Washington have both been charged with murder while engaged in narcotics trafficking and firearm related murder. Jordan, 36, also faces a count of conspiracy and seven counts of distribution of cocaine for events dating back to 2017. He was arrested on Sunday and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Washington, 56, is already in federal custody after being convicted in 2007 of robbery conspiracy due to a string of gun point robberies in New York City and Long Island. He was originally sentenced to 210 months in prison was scheduled to be released in April 2021. He will be arraigned on a later date.
The new arrests bring family and friends a step closer to justice for the unsolved murder and hopefully some closure as well. The case recently was featured on episode of the Netflix series “ReMastered” which took a long at where the case went wrong over the years.
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