A man who was convicted and then cleared of killing rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC will remain jailed for now.

Karl Jordan Jr. wasn’t automatically let go because he still faces drug charges unrelated to the pioneering DJ’s 2002 death.

Karl Jordan Jr., 42, who’s been locked up since his arrest in 2020, still faces several pending drug distribution and firearm offenses, which were split off from the murder case. Now he’s set to be ...

A significant shift in the decades-old investigation into the 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay occurred this Monday.

Karl Jordan Jr. walks free on a $1 million bond after his Jam Master Jay murder conviction gets overturned by a federal judge.

Karl Jordan Jr. was found guilty in 2024 of murdering the Run-DMC icon, but his conviction was later tossed after a federal ...

NEW YORK -- A third man was charged Tuesday with the 2002 murder of Run DMC's Jam Master Jay. Jay Bryant, 49, is currently being held on unrelated federal drug charges and will be arraigned on the ...

Rap legend Jam Master Jay’s murder case has taken another shocking turn as one of the two men found guilty of gunning down the Run-DMC deejay has had his 2024 conviction overturned — more than two ...

NEW YORK -- Jury selection began Monday for two men charged with the murder of Jason Mizell - better known as Run DMC's Jam Master Jay. Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan of Hollis, Queens, allegedly ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two decades after the ...

A federal judge has overturned the conviction of Karl Jordan, one of the two men accused of killing Run-DMC legend Jam Master Jay. In a decision filed in federal court Friday, U.S. District Judge ...

NEW YORK — Two men were found guilty on Tuesday in the 2002 shooting death of Run-D.M.C. disc jockey Jam Master Jay. A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, delivered the verdict against Karl Jordan Jr.