Then on September 8, 2006 Judge Julian Parker released murder suspect Eric McCormick Jr because the DA had failed to prosecute within the required time frame (three years under state law). McCormick had been indicted nearly four years before he was released.

Under continuing pressure Jordan fired back in October 2006 with a letter to the editor of the Times Picayune claiming his office is not lethargic. Specifically he claims to accept 70% of cases referred by the police and then win 50-60% of the cases that come to trial. He wrote that his office has reduced the backlog of cases from over 6,000 in May to under 3,000 today.

On January 11, 2007 Eddie Jordan was conspicuously absent from the "Enough" rally during which 3,000 citizens expressed frustration with the crime wave engulfing the city. The Mayor and Chief of Police attended but not Jordan.

On February 12, 2007 Eddie Jordan and Chief Riley appeared together before a concerned city council. Jordan tried to explain the actions of his office in terms of inexperience, low pay, lack of a crime lab, poor police performance, and at least one inexplicable blunder. The Council tried to obtain commitments from the two leaders to improve their joint performance in measurable and observable ways. They discussed a possible follow up meeting in April.

Within days it emerged that while the City Council was in session, Jordan's office elected not to pursue charges against murder suspect Eugene Treg even though the police provided evidence in the form of the murder weapon, ballistics tests, a witness identifying the car involved, and a witness at the hospital where another shooting victim was dumped. The DA decided this was insufficient evidence to pursue the case. So he dropped the charges. The sheriff released the suspect on February 16. Stacey Head, Council District B reacted with outrage.