Defendant Pleaded Guilty to Second-Degree Murder
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been
sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for the unprovoked, fatal beating of a man inside an
apartment building in Melrose.
District Attorney Clark said, “In a senseless, horrific act, the defendant beat a Bronx
father of six to death. Our community lost a hard-working man who was providing for his
family while taking college classes.”
District Attorney Clark said the defendant, Junal Jordan, 43, was sentenced today by
Bronx Supreme Court Justice Martin Marcus to 18 years to life in prison. The defendant
pleaded guilty to second-degree Murder on November 13, 2019, as his trial commenced.
According to the investigation, on February 2, 2017, Jordan, who was on parole for
Robbery, was visiting his sister in a building at 601 East 156 Street. Jordan was shadowboxing
near the building’s elevator when he came upon Bakary Darboe, 46, who lived in the building
and was on his way to a college class. The defendant grabbed the victim, and repeatedly punched
him. Jordan put him in a chokehold and hit him in the head multiple times with a cell phone. The
incident was captured on surveillance video.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy report showed he died of blunt
impact injuries to the head and compression of the neck.
District Attorney Clark thanked Detective Jose Santiago, of
Joint Terrorism Task Force, formerly of the 40th Precinct, and Detective Patrick Flatley of Bronx
Homicide for their assistance in the investigation
