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Man seeks to be freed after his conviction was tossed in Jam Master Jay murder case
Karl Jordan Jr. requests release on $1 million bond with electronic monitoring after acquittal in Jam Master Jay murder; prosecutors continue appeal and drug charges persist.
- On Dec. 19, a court filing seeks Karl Jordan Jr.'s release on a $1 million bond while prosecutors appeal, citing `seismic changes in circumstances warranting Mr. Jordan's release`.
- Jam Master Jay, a 1980s figure who helped mainstream rap, was the victim, and Jordan and Ronald Washington were convicted in 2024 after a nearly two-decade probe.
- Jordan's lawyers wrote Friday that he endures `physical, mental and emotional scars`, and last week the judge said `It shouldn't have happened to you`.
- DeArcy Hall overturned Jordan's conviction while upholding Washington's, and prosecutors are appealing the reversal, citing a motive linked to a failed drug deal.
- Jordan's attorneys, led by John Diaz, filed last week stating there are `seismic changes in circumstances warranting Mr. Jordan's release` while prosecutors appeal, and the bond request seeks a $1 million bond with electronic monitoring.
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Man seeks to be freed after his conviction was tossed in Jam Master Jay murder case
A man whose conviction in the killing of Jam Master Jay was recently overturned is seeking release on a $1 million bond while prosecutors appeal. Karl Jordan Jr.'
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