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Man Convicted In 1996 Escambia Murder
April 21, 2011
Kevin Jordan has been convicted of first degree murder by an Escambia County Jury for the shooting death of Samuel Palmer in 1996. Palmer was shot and killed during a botched robbery attempt at a home on Luke Street near Catholic High School.
The case remained unsolved until 2005 when information surfaced that Kevin Jordan was involved, according to State Attorney Bill Eddins. In 2009, the Jordan confessed that he was involved in the attempted robbery of Palmer, however he claimed he was not the actual shooter. Jordan told investigators that Allen English fired the shot that killed Palmer. Allen English died in federal prison in 1999.
Jordan has previously been convicted on 20 felony offenses. Jordan faces a mandatory life sentence in prison when sentenced by Judge Jan Shackelford on May 5.
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3 Responses to “Man Convicted In 1996 Escambia Murder”
The child has led a busy life. I find it interesting reading how felony charges including tampering with evidence were simply dropped and he was handed over to US Marshals. Another interesting one involved selling cocaine within a thousand feet of a house of worship or business. The state decided not to prosecute, apparantly because they couldn’t prove he knew he was within that distance. At least he won’t have to worry about child support payments any more–unless they redefine “mandatory” of course.
20, as in T.W.E.N.T.Y. felony offenses?! Good Lord! What does it take to put someone away? Apparently A LOT! Geeze!
Another one – this time with 20 Felony Convictions tht is armed and walking the streets. Until we start actually punishing these low-lifes for illegally carrying a deadly weapon, we will continue to have a large amount of violent crime. Start throwing these thugs in prison for 20 years for illegally carrying and see if the crime rate drops.