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Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jam Master Jay's Killer Hospitalized After Being Stabbed 18 Times In Prison Gang Fight
The convicted gunman in the 2002 murder of Hip-Hop legend Jam Master Jay has been hospitalized after being stabbed 18 times during a prison gang fight at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. On Feb. 22, Karl Jordan, who was found guilty in 2024 of pulling the trigger in the shooting death of the iconic DJ, was wounded in the altercation and admitted to the hospital in serious condition. At the time of the attack, Jordan and fellow members of his gang, the Bloods, were engaged in a fight with rival gang, the Trinitarios, leaving multiple people wounded. Jordan's injuries were the most serious, leading to the collapse of both his lungs—though condition has since been upgraded. The gang fight led to a lock down of the facility and the suspension of all visitation privileges for at least one month, as the notorious holding facility continues to battle scandals and controversy. Jordan and his accomplice, Ronald 'Tinard' Washington, are believed to have slain Jam Master Jay for being cut out of a proposed cocaine trafficking operation to be based in Baltimore. It was also alleged to be supplied by founding Black Mafia Family member Terry 'Southwest T' Flenory. Jordan and Washington are still awaiting sentencing for the murder of Jam Master Jay. Both face a minimum of 20 years in prison up to a maximum of life. More from R. Kelly Sings Two Fan-Favorite Hits Over The Phone From Prison On Podcast Fetty Wap Debunks Prison Release Rumors Amid 6-Year Sentence 'RHOA' Alum Peter Thomas Reacts To 18-Month Prison Sentence: "See You Guys Soon"
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Yahoo
23 Brooklyn inmates charged after rash of violence, including stabbing of Jam Master Jay's killer
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-three inmates at the troubled federal jail in Brooklyn have been charged with crimes ranging from smuggling weapons in a Doritos bag to the stabbing last month of a man convicted in the killing of hip-hop legend Jam Master Jay. Federal prosecutors announced the charges Thursday amid a crackdown on violence and dysfunction at the Metropolitan Detention Center, the only federal jail in New York City. The facility's nearly 1,200 inmates include Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Luigi Mangione and Sam Bankman-Fried. Fifteen of the inmates charged were accused in six separate stabbings, slashings or beatings. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Six were charged in a Feb. 22 melee that injured multiple inmates, including Karl Jordan Jr., one of two men convicted last year in the 2002 slaying of Run-D.M.C. star Jam Master Jay. Jordan, identified in court papers as John Doe 1, was stabbed in the back 18 times. At least nine other inmates had wounds consistent with being stabbed or slashed and five, including Jordan, were hospitalized, prosecutors said. The arrests come in the wake of a sweep last October in which investigators from the federal Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department inspector general and other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices from the Brooklyn jail. Five inmates were charged with attempting to smuggle contraband into the jail by throwing a rope out a window and having someone on the outside hook items onto it. Correctional officers caught four of the men last June as they pulled a rope loaded with contraband through the window of their housing area's recreation room, prosecutors said. Attached to it, prosecutors said, was what appeared to be suboxone, marijuana, a scalpel, a phone charger, lighters, and cigarettes. Another inmate was caught last October with 21 ceramic blades after pulling them out of a bag of Doritos and placing them in his shirt in the jail's visiting room, prosecutors said. In a previously announced case, a now-former correctional officer was charged with trying to smuggle bags of marijuana and cigarettes into the jail in vacuum-sealed bags in January. Another man, who was not an inmate at MDC Brooklyn, was charged with supplying contraband to inmates after officers in December found a package on a jail roof that contained cellphones, marijuana and alcohol. Inmates were attempting to smuggle in the package by rope, prosecutors said. The Bureau of Prisons has said it's working to remedy problems at the Brooklyn jail, where detainees, advocates and judges have routinely complained about 'dangerous, barbaric conditions,' including rampant violence. A group of senior Bureau of Prisons officials known as the Urgent Action Team has focused in recent months on bringing the Brooklyn jail back to adequate staffing levels and ensuring it is in good repair. They have made repeated visits to the facility and meet weekly to address issues at the jail. In September, federal prosecutors charged nine inmates in a spate of attacks at the jail and a correctional officer was charged with shooting at a car during an unauthorized high-speed chase. In October, an inmate was charged in a murder-for-hire plot that led to the death of a 28-year-old woman outside a New York City nightclub. An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons, an agency with more than 30,000 employees, 158,000 inmates, 122 facilities and an annual budget of about $8 billion. AP reporting has revealed rampant criminal activity by employees, dozens of escapes, chronic violence, deaths and severe staffing shortages that have hampered responses to emergencies, including inmate assaults and suicides.
Associated Press
06-03-2025
- Associated Press
23 Brooklyn inmates charged after rash of violence, including stabbing of Jam Master Jay's killer
NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-three inmates at the troubled federal jail in Brooklyn have been charged with crimes ranging from smuggling weapons in a Doritos bag to the stabbing last month of a man convicted in the killing of hip-hop legend Jam Master Jay. Federal prosecutors announced the charges Thursday amid a crackdown on violence and dysfunction at the Metropolitan Detention Center, the only federal jail in New York City. The facility's nearly 1,200 inmates include Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Luigi Mangione and Sam Bankman-Fried. Fifteen of the inmates charged were accused in six separate stabbings, slashings or beatings. Six inmates were charged in a Feb. 22 melee that left five inmates hospitalized, including Karl Jordan Jr., one of the two men convicted last year in the 2002 slaying of Jam Master Jay, the Run-D.M.C. star. Jordan, who was identified in court papers as John Doe 1, was stabbed in the back 18 times, prosecutors said. At least 10 inmates had wounds consistent with being stabbed or slashed, prosecutors said. The arrests come in the wake of a sweep last October in which investigators from the federal Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department inspector general and other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices from the Brooklyn jail. Five inmates were charged with attempting to smuggle contraband into the jail by throwing a rope out a window and having someone on the outside hook items onto it. Correctional officers caught four of the men last June as they pulled a rope loaded with contraband through the window of their housing area's recreation room, prosecutors said. Attached to it, prosecutors said, was what appeared to be suboxone, marijuana, a scalpel, a phone charger, lighters, and cigarettes. Another inmate was caught last October with 21 ceramic blades after pulling them out of a bag of Doritos and placing them in his shirt in the jail's visiting room, prosecutors said. In a previously announced case, a now-former correctional officer was charged with trying to smuggle bags of marijuana and cigarettes into the jail in vacuum-sealed bags in January. Another man, who was not an inmate at MDC Brooklyn, was charged with supplying contraband to inmates after officers in December found a package on a jail roof that contained cellphones, marijuana and alcohol. Inmates were attempting to smuggle in the package by rope, prosecutors said. The Bureau of Prisons has said it's working to remedy problems at the Brooklyn jail, where detainees, advocates and judges have routinely complained about 'dangerous, barbaric conditions,' including rampant violence. A group of senior Bureau of Prisons officials known as the Urgent Action Team has focused in recent months on bringing the Brooklyn jail back to adequate staffing levels and ensuring it is in good repair. They have made repeated visits to the facility and meet weekly to address issues at the jail. In September, federal prosecutors charged nine inmates in a spate of attacks at the jail and a correctional officer was charged with shooting at a car during an unauthorized high-speed chase. In October, an inmate was charged in a murder-for-hire plot that led to the death of a 28-year-old woman outside a New York City nightclub. An ongoing Associated Press investigation has uncovered deep, previously unreported flaws within the Bureau of Prisons, an agency with more than 30,000 employees, 158,000 inmates, 122 facilities and an annual budget of about $8 billion.
