Father of Jordan Brown Speaks to National Media

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Updated: 3/11/2010 9:02 pm
The father of Jordan Brown, the 12-year-old Lawrence County boy charged with double murder spoke to national news media Thursday.

Chris Brown appeared in a network interview, describing his son as terrified when police arrested him for the murder of 26-year-old Kenzie Houk a year ago. Houk was engaged to Chris Brown, and she was eight months pregnant with their son when she was shot.

Brown called Jordan innocent and said he drives four hours every day to visit him in an Erie juvenile detention center. He is promising to stand behind his son until he can take him home. During the taped interview, Chris Brown was asked how he would react if his son is tried as a juvenile.

"Obviously happy that that's the outcome, but then, you know, we still have to prove his innocence at the trial," Brown said.

A Web site has been launched in support of Jordan. Supporters told interviewers on the segment that Jordan is innocent and has been unfairly incarcerated.

"Jordan is best friends with our sons, and Jordan practically lived in our homes most weekends. He is a respectful, normal, happy kid who does well in school and sports. He's never done anything seriously wrong in his whole young life, and he definitely didn't do this," said Lonnie McConahy, a family friend.

The courts have yet to decide whether Jordan will be treated as an adult or a juvenile.
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mcrochip - 3/16/2010 1:43 PM
This report in unfortunately very one-sided. Of course the father contends his son's innocence... that's his job. He makes a comment about his son looking like a baby in an orange prison jumpsuit in adult prison, where he was held for less than a day. From everything else I've read, he'd be in the juvenile detention center until he's old enough to move to a regular prison. If he's found guilty in juvenile court, once he reaches 21 he has NO RECORD... and will literally have gotten away with murder.

jodyhalstead - 3/15/2010 6:09 PM
I'm confused!!! How can we teach our children not to kill (oh excuse me) abort children when we send mixed messages to the population that it's a fetus until it's a convenient case for double murder, much less to another youth. Suddenly this is not a fetus, it's an infant. How conveniently the courts use the law to interpret meanings to fit into the agenda of the case in front of them. How will they decipher the law when its the next persons turn?

sugar plum - 3/12/2010 10:25 AM
Jordon Brown is innocent until proven guilty. Kenzie Houk had a very checkered past. She was a dancer at adult club. She met many men of questionable standards. She became pregnant as soon as she met Chris Brown. Child support was being paid by a man for her youngest daughter. After the child's birth he suspected he was not the father, Kenzie refused to provide DNA from the child to prove this, he had to continue to pay support until her death, when he requested DNA. Turns out the child was not his. Now the girl will never know who her father is. In fact her last name was then changed to Houk. The police did not look any further into the many men she met. They of course checked out Chris Brown and the supposedly father of her youngest child, who was the x-boyfriend. They did no through investigation of this man. Only asked him questions. The oldest girl told the police twice she heard nothing the day her and Jordon went to school. She recanted after she went to live with her grandparents saying she heard a loud noise. You can't tell me her grandparents did not push this child into saying this. This will come out at the trial. Jordon Brown is innocent, I pray that God is in the courtroom today. My prayers will continue for Jordon Brown to come home. I would have no problem having this child in my home. His school stands behind him, and so many others. I will be sending money to his fund to support the freeing of Jordon Brown and the truth will come out. Lawrence County has a killer running around loose that killed Kenzie Houk.

bethchandler - 3/11/2010 7:17 PM
AFTER RESEARCHING, LISTENING AND READING ABOUT THIS...I BELIEVE HE IS GUILTY AND IT WAS WITH MALICE AND INTENT. IF PARENTS WOULD PAY CLOSER ATTENTION TO THEIR CHILDREN AT A YOUNG AGE, ADMIT WHEN THEY ARE WRONG, AND QUIT WORRYING ABOUT SAVING FACE...LESS MURDERERS WOULD BE ROAMING THE STREETS. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT DO HAVE TRUE EVIL IN THEM. THIS CHILD PLANNED THIS ALL THE WAY THRU. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRONTAL LOBE NOT BEING COMPLETE AT THAT AGE...BUT NOT EVERYONE CROSSES THAT LINE. JORDAN HAD THIS PLANNED SO PERFECTLY I WONDER WHAT HE WAS ALLOWED TO WATCH ON TV. ITS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST PICK UP WHILE PLAYING ON THE PLAYGROUND. I AM VERY SORRY FOR THE DAD. HE NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT IF HIS SON IS CAPABLE OF THIS AT 11 WHAT CAN HE DO AS HE GROWS OLDER.YOU CANT EVEN CLAIM THAT THIS CHILD WAS INSANE AT THE TIME HE DID IT. HE COVERED EVERYTHING UP AND LEFT THE HOUSE. PLEASE KEEP HIM LOCKED UP. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN ANYONES MOTHER OR BABY. AND DID WE ALL FORGET THAT THE 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER FOUND HER DEAD MOTHER? I THINK THE WORLD HAS LOST THEIR COMMON SENSE!

Stu Pidasso - 3/11/2010 12:27 PM
I don't know. Something is just not right here.
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