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

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 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 ...

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.

Dority pleaded not guilty to one count of murder Tuesday, according to court records. Payne, a 6-foot-10 center, was born in Dayton in 1991. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 2010.

Lawrence Dority was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Adreian Payne in 2022. The trial is set to begin Tuesday.

Documents filed in Orange County Florida show the alleged shooter, Lawrence Dority, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, and he claims that he shot Payne in self-defense.

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 ...

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-foot-10 and 244 pounds; Dority ...

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 ...