Lead Detective Testifies In 2018 Homicide Case

By Izabella Apodaca [former] , Hypatia Fitzsimons [former] - December 2, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

On Nov. 30, a lead detective in a homicide investigation testified about a “frightened” eyewitness to a 2018 homicide case. 

Marquette Jordan, 32, is charged with second-degree murder while armed, assault, and carrying a dangerous weapon outside of a home or business with a prior felony for his alleged connection  of the fatal stabbing of 40-year-old Ivan Lynch on April 30, 2018 at the 900 block of 5th Street, SE.

Jordan was first tried in April 2022 and but the jury hung on the first-degree murder charge. However, he was convicted on the lesser counts. The retrial started on Nov. 14.

In body-worn camera footage Jordan told officers he had cancer. A medical doctor who examined Jordan on May 1, 2018, said he did not find any signs or symptoms of the disease. According to the doctor, Jordan didn’t claim any medical issues. 

The prosecution also called a detective with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)who said he recovered a cellphone that was later identified as Lynch’s.

The detective stated that he saw blood on Jordan’s clothes and instructed the Department of Forensic Science (DFS) to collect the items. Additionally, a set of keys were recovered from Jordan’s pockets, which were later identified as Lynch’s car keys. 

The lead detective also interviewed Jordan’s ex-partner who was in an initial altercation with Jordan that allegedly sparked the stabbing,. The detective stated that the witness was “frightened, disheveled, and terrified” during her initial interview and had no shoes. Due to her state of mind, the detective stated that he made sure to give her adequate time for her interview and at one point she was “balled up in the chair.”

Parties are set to return Dec. 4 to continue witness testimony.