After nearly two decades, federal prosecutors have announced charges against two men in connection with the fatal shooting of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay in 2002.
Jason"Jam Master Jay" Mizell, from left, Darryl"DMC" McDaniels and Joseph"DJ Run" Simmons of the hip-hop group Run-DMC. in 2002. Federal prosecutors announced charges Monday in Mizell's death, a case that has gone unsolved for nearly two decades.Jason"Jam Master Jay" Mizell, from left, Darryl"DMC" McDaniels and Joseph"DJ Run" Simmons of the hip-hop group Run-DMC. in 2002.
At a press conference, Seth DuCharme, the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington had been charged with murder in Mizell's death. DuCharme didn't go into details about what led to the charges but said"today we begin to answer that question, who killed Jason Mizell and why."
According to newly filed court documents, the killing was allegedly over a drug deal. Prosecutors said that Mizell was involved in trafficking cocaine across state lines, and that he had 10 kilograms of cocaine that Washington was supposed to sell in Maryland. Mizell then told Washington that he was being cut from the deal, which led to Washington and Jordan allegedly conspiring to kill him as retaliation, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
As Jam Master Jay, Mizell was known as the backbone of Run-DMC, a group instrumental in bringing rap and hip-hop into mainstream culture. The group's third album,, was the first rap album to go platinum, eventually reaching triple-platinum status. Mizell also founded his own record label — JMJ Records — known for discovering such artists as Onyx and 50 Cent.
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