Jam Master Jay Murder Suspect Reportedly Considering Plea Deal

Jay
Master
Jay
was
tragically
murdered
in
New
York
22
years
ago,
and
now,
after

two
people
have
been
found
guilty,
the
final
suspect
in
the
case
is
reportedly
considering
a
plea
deal.

The
Associated
Press
is
reporting
that
prosecutors
are
considering
a
plea
for
Jay
Bryant,
50,
though
it
is
not
clear
what
the
deal
comprises.
Both
sides
are
due
to
file
a
status
report
by
August
5.

Neither
Bryant
nor
his
lawyer,
César
de
Castro,
issued
a
comment
after
the
court
meeting
on
Thursday
(April
4).

Should
the
two
sides
not
come
to
a
resolution,
they
are
due
to
commence
the
trial
in
January
2025.

Last
year, Jay
Bryant
(49)
became
the
third
person
to
be
charged
in
the
case.

Back
in
February,
the
trial
of
two
of
the
three
defendants
concluded
in
New
York,
and Karl
Jordan,
Jr.,
and
Ronald
Washington
were
found
guilty
on
all
counts.

The
trio
are
believed
to
have
entered
JMJ’s
studio
and
fled
after
the
fatal
shooting,
with
Jordan
firing
two
shots
at
the
victim
at
close
range,
including
one
to
the
head
that
killed
him.
Prosecutors
were
able
to
prove
that
Bryant
was
seen
entering
the
building
immediately
before
the
shooting
and
left
behind
an
article
of
clothing
at
the
crime
scene,
which
contained
his
DNA.

An
investigation
revealed
that
the
slaying
was
over
a
drug
deal
gone
wrong,
with
Jam
Master
Jay
allegedly
acquiring
roughly
10
kilograms
of
cocaine
(worth
an
estimated
$1.7
million)
from
a
Midwest
narcotics
supplier
months
before
his
death.

When
the
Hip
Hop
pioneer
sought
to
exclude
Jordan
and
Washington
from
the
large,
multi-state
drug
deal,
they
“murdered
him
in
cold
blood,”
prosecutors
said
in
their
2020
indictment
against
the
two
men.

After
Jordan
and
Washington’s
convictions,
the

Run-D.M.C.
legends’
two
sons

addressed
the
notion
that
the
legendary
beatmaker
was
murdered
because
of
his
involvement
in
drug
trafficking.

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Master
Jay’s
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Breaks
Silence
On
Killers’
Guilty
Verdict: ‘Justice
Has
Been
Served’

March
1,
2024

Maurice
and
TJ
Mizell
recently
joined CBS
News‘
for
an
appearance
on
“After
The
Verdict,”
which
will
air
in
its
entirety
on
Tuesday
(March
19)
at
11pm
ET.
In
a
preview
released
ahead
of
time,
both
men
adamantly
speak
out
against
the
notion
that
the
late Run-DMC star
was
selling
cocaine.

“We
strongly
believe
that
[the
narrative
he
was
selling
cocaine
because
he
needed
money]
is
false,”
the
pair
said.
“We
believe
that
obviously
there
was
money
involved
and
whether
that
was
his
money
or
not,
it’s
not
like
he
was
selling
drugs.

“Jam
Master
Jay
was
also
known
for
buying
cars
for
everyone
on
the
block
on
Christmas.
When
Christmas
came
around,
three
people
were
getting
a
Toyota,
y’know?
And
we
have
a
big
family
and
we
never
longed
for
anything.”