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set to go ahead this month but a federal judge today (September 19) rejected the defence’s request to dismiss the case and instead set a trial date for next February, reports Billboard.The Run-DMC rapper (real name Jason Mizell) was fatally shot inside his Jamaica, Queens recording studio at the age of 37 in 2002.It was a cold case until 2020 when police, the FBI and other law enforcement bodiesindicted two men, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr., on charges of murder.After the two men were charged, their lawyers argued that prosecutors waited too long to charge them, which caused crucial evidence to be lost.Their lawyers claim that mobile records that would support their alibis were no longer available and that key witnesses would not remember details in the case.But the federal judge LaShann DeArcy Hall has now said that their arguments were too “speculative” to serve as a cause for dismissal.“Conspicuously absent from Jordan’s argument is any factual support for his claim,” the judge added.

Run DMC‘s Jam Master Jay have been convicted of his murder over two decades after it took place.The artist, whose real name was Jason Mizell, was shot in the head at the age of 37 in Queens in 2002.Karl Jordan Jr and Ronald Washington targeted the artist at his recording studio in New York after they were cut out of a drug deal allegedly said to be worth $200,000, the court heard. They were first charged with murder back in 2020 and had initially plead not guilty.Jordan and Washington now face at least 20 years in prison.The murder trial began on January 30, with the court hearing that the Run-DMC legend’s killing was motivated by greed and revenge related to a drug deal row.An eyewitness who was at the scene of the shooting also appeared in court during the trial, identifying a suspect and recalling the Run-DMC star’s last moments.Jordan and Washington’s defence lawyer had notably invoked Harry Potter in the closing statements of the trial last week.As reported by Courthouse News, Jordan and Washington’s defence attorneys have pointed to evidence that they claim implies a third person as a suspect in Mizell’s murder, Jay Bryant.According to the prosecutors’ argument, Bryant was present simply to let Jordan and Washington into the building on the day of the murder before leaving.

UPDATED, 6:25 PM: More than two decades after Run-D.M.C.‘s Jam Master Jay was killed in a New York recording studio, two men have been convicted of murder in the case.

Thania Garcia Over 20 years after Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was shot to death in his Queens recording studio, two men have been convicted for the murder. On Tuesday, jurors at the U.S. District Court’s Eastern Division of New York in Brooklyn delivered the long-expected decision following weeks of testimonials.

Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay, with the defence attorney citing Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak in her argument.Jam Master Jay – real name Jason Mizell – was shot in the head and killed at his New York recording studio in October 2002. In 2020, Karl Jordan Jr, who was Mizell’s godson, and Ronald Washington, who was his childhood friend, were charged with murder.The murder trial began on January 30, with the court hearing that the Run-DMC legend’s killing was motivated by greed and revenge related to a drug deal row.An eyewitness who was at the scene of the shooting also appeared in court during the trial, identifying a suspect and recalling the Run-DMC star’s last moments.Jordan and Washington have pleaded not guilty.

Run-DMC‘s Jam Master Jay, becoming the third person to be accused for the murder.Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr. were indicted in August 2020 for their alleged roles in the hip-hop pioneer’s death. Washington was already incarcerated for a robbery.

A third man has been charged in the 2002 shooting death of Run-DMC star, Jam Master Jay, prosecutors said Tuesday, marking the latest movement in a case that languished for years.

 Karl Jordan Jr., and Ronald Washington — were previously indicted in August 2020 in the death of 37-year-old Mizell, who was shot and killed at his recording studio after a drug deal went bad on Oct. 30, 2002.Bryant’s attorney, César de Castro, told the Associated Press in an email that he and his client had just learned of the charges.

A third man was charged Tuesday in the shooting death of a member of hip hop group Run-DMC more than 20 years ago.  Prosecutors filed an indictment against Jay Bryant, 49, for the Oct. 30, 2002, shooting death of Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell in his Queens studio, the U.S.

NEW YORK -- A man charged in the slaying of Jam Master Jay once filmed a brazen rap video in front of a street mural commemorating the Run-DMC legend, prosecutors say in court papers opposing the defendant’s release on bail.The amateur video was one of several instances when Karl Jordan Jr. proved himself a danger to the community by openly bragging about dealing drugs and possessing guns following Jay’s 2002 death, the documents say.

Run-DMC rapper (real name Jason Mizell) was fatally shot inside his Jamaica, Queens recording studio at the age of 37 in 2002.It was a cold case until 2020 when police, the FBI and other law enforcement bodies indicted two men, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr., on charges of murder.According to AllHipHop, jury selection for the case will start on September 22, while opening statements and testimony will commence on September 26.If the COVID pandemic causes any issues then a backup trial date will be set for February 2023. The government expects the trial to last roughly two weeks.Washington is currently serving a federal prison sentence for robbery, while Jordan was taken into custody in August 2020.Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Seth DuCharme announced that a grand jury had returned an incitement alleging that the two defendants were responsible for the murder on October 30, 2002.“They shot him in cold blood,” DuCharme said in a press conference at the time.

A second man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of murdering Run-DMC rapper Jam Master Jay in New York in 2002 in what prosecutors said was a brazen act of violence over a disputed drug deal.Ronald Washington, 56, who is currently serving a prison sentence for robbery, was charged along with Karl Jordan Jr.

Two men have been charged with the murder of Jam Master Jay nearly eighteen years after the Run DMC DJ was shot dead at his New York recording studio.Prosecutors say that the musician, real name Jason Mizell, was killed in a “drug related homicide”.

Two men have been indicted in the 2002 slaying of hip hop artist Jam Master Jay, which until now had been one of New York City's most notorious unsolved killings, three law enforcement officials told the Associated Press on Monday. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly and did so on the condition of anonymity.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsTwo New York men were arrested for the murder of RUN DMC’s Jam Master Jay nearly 18 years after his death.On Monday, the Eastern District of New York arrested and charged Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr. for the musician’s, born Jason Mizell, long-unsolved slaying.

Federal authorities have arrested two men, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan, Jr., in connection with the 2002 shooting death of Jam Master Jay, according to a report in The New York Times. Born Jason William Mizell, Jay is best known as the DJ for the pioneering New York City rap group Run DMC.

Associated Press, three anonymous law enforcement officials identified the suspects as Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan. Federal prosecutors are expected to announce their charges at a press conference Monday afternoon.Washington is currently in federal prison for robberies he committed after Jay’s death.

Two men have been charged in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay. Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr.

U.S. prosecutors on Monday indicted two men for the 2002 shooting death of Jam Master Jay, the D.J.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay, DJ for the pioneering hip-hop group Run-DMC, has been unsolved for nearly 18 years, but federal prosecutors on Monday announced the indictment of two men who have long been suspects in the crime.The men, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan, Jr., were indicted on charges of murder while engaged in drug trafficking, according to an indictment unsealed in the Eastern District of New York that also charged the two with drug offenses, the