Baby Mama Of MLB Great Dead In Murder/Suicide Torched Her Marital Home

Monica Jordan Was Convicted Of Felony Arson in 2008; Police Believe Jordan Murdered Ex-Baseball Player Darryl Hamilton Before Committing Suicide

The lawyer who cops believe murdered former Major League Baseball player Darryl Hamilton before turning the gun herself pled guilty to torching her own marital home in 2006, BOSSIP has learned.

Police said Monica Jordan shot Hamilton, 50, before ending her own life at their Pearland, Tx. home on Father’s Day. Jordan was the mother of their one-year-old son, who was at home at the time of the killings, but wasn’t harmed.

BOSSIP can reveal that Jordan, 44, pled guilty to felony arson following the shocking 2006 incident where she admitted using a flammable liquid to set her own house on fire. The destructive move was apparently to get back at her now ex-husband Rohaven Richards, who had his stuff inside the house. The indictment said she knew the house was insured against arson, though it wasn’t clear Monday how much damage the fire caused.

Despite the arson, and their eventual divorce, Richards still had a soft spot for Jordan, even writing a good character letter on her behalf to the judge. Richards didn’t respond to BOSSIP’s request for comment. Their divorce papers are sealed.

She took a plea in 2008, copping to felony second-degree arson, and received 10 years of probation, according to records from the Brazoria County Court in Texas. However, in 2010 the probation was “deferred,” meaning that it would be dropped if she stayed out of trouble.

Not much is known about Jordan except her crimes and that she’s been practicing law for 20 years.

But Hamilton played professionally from 1988 to 2001, playing with four playoff teams before retiring and joining the MLB Network as an analyst in 2013.