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Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC
Bryant admitted he helped others enter the studio, where prosecutors said a failed cocaine deal led to the 2002 ambush killing.
- On Monday, Jay Bryant, 52, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to a federal murder charge, admitting he helped facilitate the 2002 ambush of Jason Mizell, the legendary Run-DMC DJ known as Jam Master Jay.
- Prosecutors said Bryant opened a back fire door allowing accomplices entry, an act stemming from a dispute over a failed nearly $200,000 cocaine deal involving 22 pounds of the drug that excluded his former associates.
- Federal investigators identified Bryant through DNA found on a hat at the crime scene, with the guilty plea carrying an expected sentence of 15 to 20 years in prison for the murder and unrelated drug and gun charges.
- Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington were previously convicted for the ambush, though a federal judge later overturned Jordan's conviction and prosecutors are currently appealing that decision while Bryant declined to name his accomplices.
- U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella stated the guilty plea provides closure after the case remained unsolved for nearly 24 years, representing a milestone "in the pursuit of justice for the victim and the victim's family.
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