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Man who killed Adreian Payne pleads not guilty to first-degree murder

ORLANDO — The shooter responsible for killing Adreian Payne — the former Michigan State basketball star who played three seasons with the Timberwolves — told deputies he shot Payne in self-defense, but a detective for the Orange County Sheriff's Office determined he wasn't justified in his actions, court records show.

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.

On Tuesday, Harold Thompson, an attorney for Dority, filed a motion asking the court to allow his client to be released on bond.