WAMPUM, Pa. -- Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested and initially charged as an adult for the murder of his pregnant, soon-to-be stepmother. This included her new fianc, Chris Brown, his son, Jordan Brown, and her two daughters, Jenessa and Adalynn Houk. I mean, you Google 'Jordan Brown' and you get that mug shot picture that pops up," he said. I'm your dad. At 9 a.m., tree trimmers arrived to work around the house. A 5-0 ruling Wednesday reversed the finding by a juvenile court judge that Brown was guilty of first-degree murder and homicide of an unborn child. "I can remember just looking at Jordan and feeling like we had failed him. 'So I will be teaching Ella to never hit. https://t.co/ZGewRPfd2o pic.twitter.com/AqYcdh7VOT. Watch this report from Action News at Noon on October 19, 2018. First published on July 1, 2020 / 1:09 PM. Published: 19:39 GMT, 27 February 2023 | Updated: 20:32 GMT, 27 February 2023. I mean, I think the whole, like, what happened and the way it happened is B.S.," Jordan Brown said in an exclusive interview with ABC News' Juju Chang that aired on 20/20. WAMPUM, Pa. -- Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested and initially charged as an adult for the murder of his pregnant, soon-to-be stepmother. Accidents happen, buddy. ", Mom of 2, stabbed 8 times, is making most of second chance at life, Couple had 'no respect' dumping close to a church, ABC13 viewer says, Man says Travis Scott punched him in face at Midtown nightclub. "If I would read something and come across a word I didn't know, (I would) look it up. HARRISBURG, Pa. Following a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision to overturn the murder conviction of Jordan Brown in the 2009 shooting death of his father's pregnant fiance, the now 20-year-old's father and attorneys spoke out Monday. Im not angry. (We) went to school.". The shooting. At first, Brown was charged as an adult in the death of his fathers fiancee. As the years passed, Jordan Brown said he spent much of his time absorbed in the books his father brought him, reading with a dictionary next to him. "They played a big [role] in, like, keeping my head straight," he said. An investigator on the case, since retired, told ABC he was sure of Jordans guilt. In 2009, Jordan Brown was charged with murdering 26-year-old Kenzie Houk as she slept at their home in Wampum, Pennsylvania. "I gave him every opportunity. Go to https://expressvpn.com/kendallrae and find out how you can get 3 months free! Calisthenics teacher returns to alma mater to help Philly students, Police chase stolen U-Haul van through Philly; 4 arrested, Pandemic hunger relief program comes to an end. In other words, it messes with the investigators initial timeline, which now does not hold much sway anyway as Jordan was cleared and can never be re-tried. Kenzie Marie Houk with her daughters Jenessa, left, and Adalynn in Wampum, Pa.. Jordan Brown, 11,is charged in the shooting death of the 26-year-old pregnant mother of two. No DNA. In this conversation. "I'm not angry. Finally, it felt like a big weight had been lifted off of me. He was 20 years old. On Sister Wives , Kody Brown's 18 kids do not always agree with the patriarch, and some of the children have talked about their issues with their father. The daily journey, however, wreaked havoc on his finances, Chris Brown said. Prosecutors argued in court that Jordan committed the murder and proceeded to get on the school bus not long after. Throughout Jordan Brown's stay in detention in Erie, his father continued to ask him whether he'd killed Houk. Watch #ABC2020 Friday https://t.co/fFLxBguChN pic.twitter.com/HLiWdBu2cZ. I have never looked back that we arrested the wrong person, in my opinion. When his mug shot was taken, Jordan Brown said, he was crying. "I was happy. "I had no idea what was going on." "There is not a trooper on scene that day that has lost one second of sleep over this case.". Ultimately authorities argued that it was jealousy over his changing family that drove Jordan to murder his soon-to-be stepmom. In 2009, Jordan Brown was charged with murdering 26-year-old Kenzie Houk as she slept at their home in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Jordan Brown said he has "mixed feelings" about what happened to him. I just want to graduate college, you know, get a job in my major and, I don't know, just be successful," Jordan Brown said. Do you go and tell the teacher, who does nothing? Now 21, Brown, who spent more than. ", "My sister Jenessa woke me up," Jordan Brown said. "It used to bother me all the time. That's, like, the only thing I really want people to know.". The Dr. Phil Show is an American daytime talk show and TV series with host and personality Dr. Phil McGr. Speaking to press after Jordan was deemed responsible for his daughters death, Jack Houk stated that Jordan was evil., "They're accusing an 11-year-old." And I would assume every trooper who investigated that case feels the same way. Brown was charged after police found a youth-sized gun inside the house, which reportedly smelled like it had been recently fired, according to WKBN. On April 13, 2012, Judge Hodge ruled that Jordan was responsible for first-degree murder in the death of Kenzie Houk. "He was the youngest person in American jurisprudence in the history of American justice to be facing adult charges for homicide as an 11-year-old," Elisco said. Jordan was released from juvenile detention in 2016, seven years after the murder of Kenzie Houk, since he had completed a slate of juvenile detention programs, per New Castle News. "It's kind of a bittersweet feeling, you know. "There's a murderer walking amongst us that has been overlooked," Chris Brown said. During his incarceration, Jordan taught himself to play guitar and said he became a pretty good basketball player. "A judge finding a juvenile delinquent is effectively a guilty verdict. But then I got to the point where it didn't bother me at all. Copyright 2023 ABC News Internet Ventures. The blue blanket, which has a quarter-sized hole that appeared to be singed from a shotgun blast, supports a claim that the crime was premeditated, Lawrence County District Attorney John Bongivengo said. There were no fingerprints. https://bit.ly/2IJL4EXCheck Out My Podcast! Who is Jordan Brown? His conviction was overturned this July. "I didn't understand what was happening. There are people who are sworn to do that I hope they reinvestigate and pursue the actual murderer who has been walking the streets for nine years., The Jordan Brown Case: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. And then they took me straight to the county jail," Jordan Brown said. / CBS Pittsburgh. Her right ear definitely has glue ear. July 1, 2020 / 1:09 PM Chris Brown said. There's not a single piece of physical evidence. WAMPUM, Pa. -- Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested and initially charged as an adult for the murder of his pregnant, soon-to-be stepmother. Jordan Brown denies killing Houk. It's been a nightmare for nine-and-a-half years." Houk was a 26-year-old mother of two, died yesterday from a shotgun blast to the back of her head. (State police could not immediately be reached for comment on Friday, and they reportedly declined to comment this summer.). I'm never not going to be your dad. Time flew when you were reading.". They took that from Jordan. Does the prince ever dance with me at the ball? 2023 Cox Media Group. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. And we just sat on the couch in the living room waiting and then Kenzie told us to go because the bus is coming and we're going to be late. Jordan Brown said he has "mixed feelings" about what happened to him. "As any parent could imagine it's something I wouldn't wish on any other parent out there," said Chris Brown. M ichael Jordan, widely considered the greatest basketball player in NBA history and the lone African-American majority owner of a franchise, has decided to speak out on the country's growing racial and social unrest. 'This is the most ridiculous thing I've seen!' magazine column: 'The test showed her left ear isn't anything to worry about. You know, if something happened, tell me. The Sesh TW: https://twitter.com/the_seshpodcast MHP Merch: http://milehigher.com MILE HIGHER PODCAST (FREE TO LISTEN \u0026 WATCH!! And I believe in that.'. (AP Photo/Lawence County Prison via Beaver County Times. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. 20/20 TONIGHT: Jordan Brown speaks out | American Broadcasting Company | After being detained at age 11 for a murder he says he didn't commit, now 21-year-old Jordan Brown speaks out for the first time to Juju Chang TONIGHT on. And I was in there. An exclusive preview is above. While waiting for Jordan to leave the house with her, she told them she heard a boom and identified it to police as the sound of a gun. But when she was re-interviewed, police say she had a startling recollection. I think has just ruined us [from] ever having closure, he said. "This case was investigated by some of the finest police officers in this country, plain and simple. 'They don't want to put grommets in at the moment so they're going to check her again in about three months and see how it is. Owing in part to the discovery of a shotgun in the family home, near Wampum, as well as a shell casing outside and evidence of gunshot residue on his clothes, police zeroed in on 11-year-old Jordan. The Stepsister Speaks Out By Peg Kehret It isn't easy being the ugly stepsister. Vous pouvez modifier vos choix tout moment en consultant vos paramtres de vie prive. WAMPUM, Pa. -- Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was arrested and initially charged as an adult for the murder of his pregnant, soon-to-be stepmother. But investigators believed the strongest piece of circumstantial evidence came from Jenessa. Attorney wants case movedDefense attorney Dennis Elisco has said he plans to ask a judge to move the case to juvenile court and to have the boy released on bail to his father. Investigators on the case tell ABC News, in that rural area of Pennsylvania, "It's fairly common, most - especially young males - would grow up with learning to shoot firearms.". On the morning. "Jordan Brown was a fifth-grader in February 2009 when Pennsylvania police arrived to take him away as the sole suspect in the shotgun slaying of his dad's pregnant fiance, Kenzie Houk. Then, they drive off in the victim's vehicle. The lawsuit seeks compensation. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A federal lawsuit has been filed against four former state troopers and a former state police commissioner for the wrongful conviction of a boy arrested at 11 years old. When his mug shot was taken, Jordan Brown said, he was crying. The five of them became a blended family, and the three kids acted as actual siblings from the get-go. 'If you get hit, and someone keeps hitting you and hitting you, what do you do? Chris Pleasance explains how James spoke out about his strong stance on how Ella defends herself against others in the world. Read on to learn more about Browns case. The trial lasted three days. 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