Jury convicts Biloxi man for second-degree murder

Biloxi, MS – District Attorney W. Crosby Parker announced today that 65-year-old David Thomas Jordan of Biloxi, MS, was found guilty of the charge of 2nd Degree Murder by a Harrison County Jury this week.

The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before returning the verdict. Circuit Court Judge Randi P. Mueller presided over the trial.

After the verdict and conviction, Judge Mueller sentenced Jordan to 40 years in prison, with 10 suspended, leaving 30 years to serve, day-for-day, followed by 5 years of post-release supervision.

During the trial, the jury heard that on February 10, 2022, the Biloxi Police Department received a call of a possible homicide in the area of Popps Ferry Rd. and Cedar Lake Rd.

Biloxi Police Officers responded to the area and located Jordan walking through a parking lot showing obvious signs of intoxication.

When officers approached Jordan, it was discovered Jordan had blood on his hands and he made repeated statements that he had stabbed the victim multiple times. Jordan told the officers that the victim was located across the street on the south side of Popps Ferry Rd.

Biloxi Police Officers then located a dwelling structure in the woods on the south side of Popps Ferry Rd.

As they entered the dwelling structure, they located the deceased victim with multiple stab wounds. Crime Scene Investigators processed the crime scene and located a knife that had blood on it.

As Biloxi Police Officers completed the booking process of Jordan, he continued to make statements that he killed the victim, that he stabbed him 20-30 times, and that he killed the victim because he was “running” his mouth and disrespected him.

“Jurors also heard testimony from the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory that the knife recovered contained the DNA of the victim. A Forensic Pathologist with the Mississippi Forensics Laboratory testified the victim was stabbed a total of 29 times in the face, neck, chest, abdomen, arms, and back, and that some of the wounds were defensive wounds,” said Assistant District Attorney Billy Stage, who prosecuted the case with George Huffman.

Jordan testified at trial and claimed that he acted in self-defense. He demonstrated for the jury how he stabbed the victim and stated that the victim was turned away from him at the first stab. He stated that after killing the victim, he called his boss, and then left the victim’s residence, where he was apprehended by Biloxi Police Officers.