Accomplice Pleads Guilty in Killing of Run-D.M.C.'s Jam Master Jay

Jay Bryant, 52, has pleaded guilty to his role in the 2002 murder of Run-D.M.C. DJ Jam Master Jay, admitting he unlocked a back door to the hip-hop legend's recording studio, allowing two other suspects to catch the artist off guard and fatally shoot him. Bryant entered the plea in federal court on [date], facing charges of aiding and abetting the murder. The plea deal may lead to a reduced sentence in exchange for his cooperation. Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was gunned down in his Queens studio in a case that remained cold for nearly two decades before recent breakthroughs led to multiple arrests.