Newly charged Jam Master Jay murder suspect Jay Bryant wants separate Brooklyn trial from 2 other accused killers

NEW YORK — The newest suspect in the cold-case murder of hip-hop legend Jam Master Jay wants to have a separate trial from the other two accused killers, since he expects them to blame him for the killing. The lawyer for Jay Bryant, 49, who was indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court in May for the Run-DMC icon’s murder, floated the idea of a separate trial for his client to alleviate scheduling problems. But if the schedule can be worked out without splitting the trial, lawyer Cesar de Castro says he expects to file a severance motion regardless. “Both of the other defendants will be pointing at u...