He was one of the pioneers of rap and one of the founding members of the Run-DMC trio. Jam Master Jay, - Jason Mizell in the civil registry - was killed in October 2002, at the age of 37. The rapper was murdered with a bullet in the head outside a recording studio in Queens, New York. Eighteen years after the incident, two men have been charged with this murder.
The Brooklyn and Queens federal prosecutor announced on Monday that Karl Jordan Jr., 36, and Ronald Washington, 56, long suspected of being involved in what immediately appeared to be a settling of scores. indicted for homicide in connection with cocaine trafficking.
They risk the death penalty
Karl Jordan Jr. is also charged with eight other counts related to the sale of cocaine. Arrested Sunday, he pleaded not guilty on Monday to the charges against him. Ronald Washington, already in prison, was due to appear later, on a date not yet specified.
Both face a minimum of twenty years in prison and up to life or the death penalty if convicted, according to prosecutor Seth DuCharme.
"The law still applies"
"Today's indictments begin to bring some justice to the family and friends of the victim, and show that the law still applies, whether it takes days, months or years," said the prosecutor.
The death of Jason Mizell, who had created a school of DJs and inspired many young people, had all the more struck the spirits that Run-DMC, known in particular for its cover of Walk this Way of Aerosmith, had protested against the gang culture that then prevailed in the rapper world.
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