Accused in the murder of DJ Jam Master Jay Jay Bryant has pleaded guilty for his part in the 2002 death of the former Run-DMC DJ.
Charged nearly three years ago in the death of the hip hop musician (born Jason Mizell,) the defendant was formally charged with murder, to which he initially pleaded not guilty.
Admitting in the Brooklyn courthouse that he helped let in the men who killed Mizell at his New York studio in October of 2002 in a planned ambush, on Monday (4.27,) Bryant agreed to plead guilty to a murder charge, stating “I knew a gun was going to be used to shoot Jason Mizell.” “I knew that what I was doing was wrong and a crime.”
Though Bryant did not name the men he assisted in the attack, his guilty plea comes after Mizell’s godson and friend were convicted of his murder in a drug-related dispute. One of the men won an appeal last year to overturn his conviction, while the other is still challenging his own case.Â
Involved with such hits such as ‘It’s Tricky,’ ‘It’s Like That,’ and ‘Walk This Way,’ Mizell joined forces with Joseph ‘Run’ Simmons and Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels in the 1980s and went on to produce music and mentor up-and-coming artists, including rapper 50 Cent.
According to the prosecutors, Mizell’s godson, Karl Jordan Jr, shot the Run-DMC member while Ronald Washington, a friend of Mizell’s, blocked the door.
Bryant allegedly slipped into the building and assisted the two men by opening a back door for them. Bryant was seen entering Mizell’s recording studio immediately before the shooting, and his DNA was found on a hat at the scene, according to prosecutors.
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Author: Al Dente
Photo: Jeff Pinilla