Teen Admits Killing Jordan’s Father

A teenager pleaded guilty Thursday in the murder of Michael Jordan’s father and agreed to testify against another man, almost two years after the killing helped push Jordan into retiring from basketball.

Larry Martin Demery, 19, faces a minimum of life in prison on the first-degree murder charge. He also could face the death penalty.

Sentencing will be delayed until after the trial of Daniel Green, 20, who is also charged in the July 23, 1993, killing of James Jordan. That trial has not been scheduled.

The 56-year-old Jordan was shot as he napped in his car on the shoulder of an highway south of town, while taking a break on a trip from Wilmington to Charlotte. His body was later found in a South Carolina swamp.

Michael Jordan, in Charlotte for the National Basketball Association playoffs against the Charlotte Hornets, said “Nope, none at all,” when asked if he had any reaction.