Lucchesse Indicted For Murder Of 3-Year-Old Jaden Jordan

Today, a Gravesend man was indicted on murder and other charges for beating his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son to death in December.

Salvatore Lucchesse, 24, was indicted for assault in December after Jaden Jordan was brought to Coney Island Hospital covered in feces with injuries to his skull, kidneys, and liver.

But last week, the Office of New York City Medical examiner ruled Jordan’s death as a homicide caused by abusive head and neck trauma, ratcheting up Lucchesse’s charges to murder, said Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

Lucchesse was arraigned on January 10 at the Brooklyn Supreme Court and charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, and endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held without bail until he returns to court on March 6.

If convicted, he faces up to 25 years to life in prison.

“Jaden Jordan was a helpless, defenseless child who the defendant was supposed to be caring for,” said Acting District Attorney Gonzalez. “Instead, he inexplicably beat him so severely that the little boy died. We are determined to see that he is held responsible for this senseless and very tragic loss.”

Jaden Jordan lived a short life that was allegedly ravaged by terror at the hands of his mother’s boyfriend, who police say kept Jaden locked in a dog cage, intimidated him with pit bulls, and put him on life support last week with a fractured skull and lacerations on his kidney and liver, according to court evidence.