Federal prosecutors said Monday they have charged two men in connection with the 18-year-old unsolved murder of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay, while suggesting the artist, celebrated for his anti-drug stance, may have been ambushed over a cocaine deal.
Five years after the crime, Washington – who had reportedly been living on a couch at Jay’s home in the days before the murder – was named as a suspected accomplice, but was never convicted. According to prosecutors at the time, Washington"pointed his gun at those present in the studio, ordered them to get on the ground and provided cover for his associate to shoot and kill Jason Mizell," Jam Master Jay's real name.
Washington and Jordan were engaged in a conspiracy to distribute five kilograms of cocaine at the time of Jay's killing, according to their indictment. If convicted, Washington and Jordan each face a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison, or the death penalty. Prosecutors said in court papers that Attorney General William Barr had not yet decided whether to seek the death penalty.
In a statement to USA TODAY provided by spokesperson Tracey Miller Tuesday, founding member Darryl “DMC” McDaniels said the latest news"opens up a lot of painful memories for all of us who knew and loved Jam Master Jay." Jay was shot in the head at close range with a .40-caliber bullet by a masked assailant at his studio in the Queens neighborhood where he grew up.Mizell was 37 when he died on Oct. 30, 2002, and left behind a wife and three children.
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