Back in 2009, Corey “C Murder” Miller, the brother of New Orleans music mogul Percy “Master P” Miller, was convicted of second degree murder for killing a 16-year-old inside a New Orleans night club.
The star witnesses now reportedly claim they were intimidated into testifying.
According to Nola.com, Kenneth Jordan said in a new affidavit that authorities offered him leniency for felony charges he faced in an unrelated case if he provided a statement implicating Miller in the murder. “I was distraught and scared,” Jordan said, according to Nola.com. He also reportedly added that he felt pressured to lie.
Days after Jordan recanted, a second witness followed suit.
Darnell Jordan (no relation to Kenneth Jordan), 36, testified in both of Miller’s second-degree murder trials. During the 2009 retrial, he told the court Miller killed Steve Thomas, 16, inside of the now-closed Platinum Club in Harvey, where Darnell Jordan worked as a bouncer.
According to Nola.com, Jordan now says he was scared of Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives who “tricked” him into identifying Miller.
“I am certain that Corey Miller did not shoot Steve Thomas,” Darnell Jordan said in a hand-written letter filed with the 24th Judicial District Court on July 2.
