A man has pleaded guilty to his part in the murder of Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay nearly 25 years ago. Jay Bryant, 52, changed his plea on Monday and admitted that he helped others into a New York recording studio to ambush the legendary hip-hop DJ, real name Jay Mizell, in October 2002. “I knew a gun was going to be used to shoot Jason Mizell,” Bryant told a federal magistrate. “I knew that what I was doing was wrong and a crime.” Bryant did not name the other accomplices, but two people have been convicted in the case that has troubled investigators for years. Jam Master Jay’s godson, Karl Jordan Jr., and Ronald Washington were found guilty by a jury in 2024 of murdering the Run DMC star. However, a judge overturned Jordan’s conviction and acquitted him in December 2025, and Washington has also challenged his conviction. Bryant, 52, faces 15 to 20 years in prison over the killing and unrelated drug and gun charges. He became a suspect in the case after his DNA was found on a hat at the studio where Jam Master Jay was shot.
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