2 People Arrested in Connection to Jam Master Jay’s Murder
Written by SOURCE on August 17, 2020
After nearly 18 years, arrests have been made in the murder of Jam Master Jay, the local NBC affiliate reports.
Federal officials and members of the New York City Police Department said on Monday that they plan to announce charges on two suspects connected to the murder. The assailants have been identified as Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan. Washington is already in prison while Jordan was arrested by ATF and NYPD officers on Sunday.
A press conference is scheduled for 2:30 ET during which Chief Rodney Harrison and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York will detail Jordan and Washington’s charges.
Jam Master Jay was born Jason William Mizell and was the DJ for the legendary group Run-DMC. Run-DMC along with LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys helped lay the foundation for Def Jam to become the iconic label it is today.
Jay was murdered in his native Queens, New York while at a recording studio on Oct. 30, 2002. Until now, no suspects had been charged or motives identified. Yet in 2007, Ronald “Tenad” Washington was accused of being the armed accomplice of a second unidentified gunman who was allegedly the trigger man. Walker is also suspected to be connected to the murder of Tupac Shakur‘s former associate Randy “Stretch” Walker.
The nature of his death and the impact he and Run-DMC had on hip-hop has led to Jam Master Jay being immortalized throughout the music industry.
This story is being updated.
