A federal judge on Friday overturned the conviction of a man jailed for the murder of rap legend Jason William Mizell, Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC.
Karl “Little D” Jordan Jr., along with Ronald Washington, was convicted in February 2024 of killing Mizell in a New York City recording studio in 2002. Prosecutors at the time said Mizell was killed in an act of revenge for cutting the men out of a drug deal.
Jordan — who is Mizell’s godson — Washington and Jay Bryant had all been charged with murder while engaged in narcotics trafficking and firearm-related murder. Bryant has pleaded not guilty and is set to go to trial next year…