A New York man on Monday pleaded guilty to taking part in the 2002 murder of pioneering hip-hop star Jam Master Jay of famed group Run-DMC as part of a dispute over a drug deal, according to federal prosecutors.Appearing in court in Brooklyn, Jay Bryant, 52, admitted to playing a role in the fatal shooting of Jason Mizell, better known by his stage name Jam Master Jay, and faces up to 20 years in prison, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York said in a statement.Bryant was accused of opening a locked fire-escape door to allow two armed men to enter Mizell’s New York City recording studio where one of them shot the hip-hop star dead.
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Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
Jay Bryant, 52, has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay, a pioneering hip-hop artist from Run-DMC. Bryant admitted in a Brooklyn federal court to facilitating the shooting by opening a fire-escape door to allow two armed men into Jason Mizell's (Jam Master Jay's) New York City recording studio.
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Jay Bryant, 52, has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay, a pioneering hip-hop artist from Run-DMC. Bryant admitted in a Brooklyn federal court to facilitating the shooting by opening a fire-escape door to allow two armed men into Jason Mizell's (Jam Master Jay's) New York City recording studio. Prosecutors stated the murder stemmed from a dispute related to a drug deal. Bryant faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for his role in the fatal shooting.
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Jay Bryant faces up to 20 years in prison following his guilty plea.
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Jay Bryant pleaded guilty to taking part in the 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay.
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Bryant admitted to opening a locked fire-escape door to allow two armed men to enter the recording studio.
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The murder of Jason Mizell was part of a dispute over a drug deal.
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