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New charges brought against three men in 2002 slaying of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay

  • Jay Bryant, the third man, has now been charged in the murder of Jam Master Jay, along with Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan Jr., who were indicted last year.
  • Prosecutors say the three men entered the studio and killed Jam Master Jay over a drug deal, then fled the scene.
  • Jam Master Jay, whose real name was Jason Mizell, was one-third of Run-DMC, along with Joseph "Run" Simmons and Darryl "DMC" McDaniels.
  • Bryant has been in custody on unrelated drug charges and plans to plead not guilty; he is set to appear in court Thursday.
  • The murder went unsolved for nearly 20 years until last year's indictments and has been a cold case that has long haunted hip hop.
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