An Orange County jury Wednesday found a man guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of ex-Orlando Magic player Adreian ...

Lawrence Dority has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting of former Orlando Magic player Adreian Payne. Closing arguments began today in the trial of Lawrence Dority, who is ...

A Florida man faces decades behind bars after he was convicted of murdering a former NBA player. Lawrence Dority is charged with the murder of Adreian Payne. (Orange County Corrections) Lawrence ...

Lawrence Dority is on trial for fatally shooting ex-Orlando Magic player Adreian Payne in 2022. Dority claims the shooting was in self-defense. Prosecutors argued Payne was unarmed and seated in a ...

Lawrence Dority is on trial for fatally shooting ex-Orlando Magic player Adreian Payne in 2022. Dority claims self-defense, but prosecutors say Payne was unarmed and seated in a car.

Lawrence Dority, 29, was arrested Monday on a first-degree murder warrant and taken to the Orange County Jail. He is being held without bail and has pleaded not guilty.

The suspect was identified as 29-year-old Lawrence Dority. New documents suggest Payne and his girlfriend came to the neighborhood at the request of Dority's girlfriend, which, they’d done in ...

According to the affidavit, the father said he felt Lawrence Dority “appeared to be intimidated based on the size difference and (his son’s) stance.” Payne was 6 feet 10 and 244 pounds ...

Lawrence Dority, 29, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the killing of Adreian Payne. (Orange County Jail) Dority arrived later in a car driven by his father, Larry Dority.

Payne, who died Monday at 31, went to the home of suspect Lawrence Dority, 29, at the request of Dority’s girlfriend, Tatiana Mesa, according to court documents obtained by the Daily News on ...

Lawrence Dority said he was “intimidated” by Adreian Payne’s size and believed Payne had a weapon as they spoke outside of a residence in Orlando.

Dority and witnesses offer different accounts of what happened next. Dority, who is 5-foot-8, told authorities he felt threatened by 6-10 Payne because of his size and claimed Payne told him, "I ...