Accused of the crime himself, he was hung in the port that would eventually become Opal City. Before his death, he crafted a curse on the city that no person who died there (nor his old crew) would rest until Jon's name had been cleared. He remains in the city as a ghost.
The man was executed for the crime himself and was strung up in the harbor that would eventually become Opal City. Before he met his end, he uttered a curse on the city stating that no one who perished there (or his former comrades) would ever find rest until Jon's name had been vindicated. He still haunts the city as an ethereal presence.