Man plans to plead guilty in killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay. 2 other men went to trial

One of the three men charged in the killing of Jam Master Jay plans to plead guilty, court records show, in what would be the first admission anyone has made in court to any role in the Run-DMC star's 2002 death. Jay Bryant pleaded not guilty to murder after his 2023 indictment, but his lawyer and federal prosecutors told the court in recent letters that they were negotiating a plea agreement. The notice isn't an irreversible commitment, and defendants can change their minds about pleading guilty even as they're sitting in court.