Bryant Rudd becomes the third of five Newark men charged in the ring, which was busted in 2013.
NEWARK -- Bryant Rudd made a daring escape from Newark police when they went to investigate what they believed was a heroin mill on Nov. 12, 2013, authorities say.
When police entered the building on Broadway and climbed the steps to the third-floor apartment they were targeting, Rudd took the only course left to evade them: He jumped out the third story window, landing 30 feet below, court records say.
Rudd was eventually arrested in February, 2014.
On Monday, Rudd, 27, officially conceded the chase to the authorities. In a hearing in federal court before U.S. District Judge Jose Linares, Rudd admitted he took part in a plot to sell more than 100 grams of heroin.
5 men charged with running heroin ring
When police stormed into the apartment in 2013, they found materials for making and storing heroin, and more than a kilogram of the drug -- some of it stored in envelopes stamped "Obamacare," court papers say.
Rudd faces a minimum sentence of five years in prison up to a maximum of 40 years and a fine of $5 million, according to the plea deal. Following his imprisonment, he will have a period of supervised release of four years.
He will remain out on bail. Sentencing is scheduled for June 7.
Rudd becomes the third of five Newark men in the case to plead guilty. Shakur Billinghurst pleaded guilty and was sentenced to more than three years in prison, and co-defendant Rassol China received nearly 22 years.
Two other defendants, Lateef Grimsley and Daquwann Walker, are in custody. Their cases are pending.
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