Overview
- U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall on Dec. 19 granted a rare judgment of acquittal for Jordan nearly two years after the jury verdict.
- The judge rejected co-defendant Ronald Washington’s motions, leaving his 2024 conviction in the case intact.
- Hall called the government’s motive theories “impermissibly speculative,” even with eyewitness testimony identifying Jordan as the shooter.
- Prosecutors said the ruling is being reviewed, and Jordan remains detained on unrelated drug charges from years after the 2002 killing.
- A third defendant, Jay Bryant, remains charged and is slated for a separate trial in May 2026, according to court filings.