Third man pleads guilty in 2002 murder of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay in Queens ^2.8%

Gothamist - By Giulia Heyward - 4/27/2026, 10:10 PM

Appeal to Authority 38.8% - Negativity Bias 25.4% - Primacy Effect 12.5%

Another man has pleaded guilty more than two decades after the murder of Jason Mizell, known as Jam Master Jay, the DJ behind the Queens-based hip-hop group Run-DMC, authorities said. Jay Bryant, 52, pleaded guilty on Monday to his role in the 2002 murder, federal prosecutors said. Prosecutors said that while Run-DMC achieved early... more