Tuesday, February 27, 2024 8:44PM
Darla Miles has the story.
BROOKLYN, New York -- Both men lasting proceedings successful the New York execution proceedings of Run-DMC prima Jam Master Jay person been recovered blameworthy of each charges.
Evidence versus eyewitnesses: that's what it each boiled down to for deliberating jurors successful the execution trial. It started 5 weeks agone successful national tribunal successful Downtown Brooklyn.
Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington were indicted for committing execution arsenic a effect of a cause conspiracy.
Prosecutors accused the 2 long-time friends of the hip-hop pioneer, whose existent sanction is Jason Mizell, of a showing up astatine his Jamaica Avenue workplace successful October of 2002, entering done a seldom utilized backmost door, and carrying retired the execution successful retaliation for being chopped retired of a ample cocaine deal.
The 2 radical who were wrong feet of Mizelle erstwhile helium was changeable successful the head, gave highly emotional, tearful testimony.
A 2nd shooting victim, Tony Rincon, testified that Jordan "walked straight to Jay, benignant of gave him fractional a handshake and astatine the aforesaid time, that's erstwhile I perceive a mates of shots. I spot Jay conscionable fall."
Darla Miles is successful Downtown Brooklyn with the latest.
Defense attorneys, however, poked holes successful the grounds -- oregon deficiency thereof -- successful the 21-year-old acold case. No weapon was ever recovered.
The transgression country portion didn't process the alleged constituent of entry, the backmost door, and the lone DNA recovered astatine the country was that of a 3rd fishy charged successful the case, not Jordan oregon Washington.
WATCH | Set the Record Straight: The Jam Master Jay Case
ABC7's Darla Miles reveals exclusive caller details and insights into the analyzable bequest of the rap pioneer successful our documentary, "Set the Record Straight: The Jam Master Jay Case."
Copyright © 2024 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.