Overview
- U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall vacated the 2024 jury verdict against Karl Jordan Jr. and entered an acquittal.
- The judge left Ronald Washington’s murder conviction in place from the same trial.
- Prosecutors said they will review the ruling following the court’s decision.
- Jordan remains in custody on separate drug charges unrelated to Jason Mizell’s death.
- Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was fatally shot in his Queens recording studio in October 2002 after both defendants were found guilty by a jury in February 2024 with sentencing not yet imposed.