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Given the mandated sentence that awaited his client Alphonso Payne for the murder of a federal informant, defense attorney Brian Melber called Monday a "sad and grave day." kAmpDD:DE2?E &]$] pEE@C?6J %:>@E9J r] {J?49 5:5 ?@E 28C66] w6 C6>:?565 2 ;F586 E92E !2J?6 7:C65 `` 3F==6ED :?E@ y@D9F2 y2=@G:4@C6 3F==6ED :?E@ E96 :?7@C>2?E]k^Am kAmQ%92EVD E96 D25 52J – ?@E E@52J[Q {J?49 D2:5 :? 4@FCE |@?52J]k^Am Death of an informant: 'We all wanted to kill him' A jury Friday convicted Alphonso Payne of murdering Joshua Jalovick, a federal informant, in addition to nine other counts he faced. The verdict capped a five-week trial before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara that included eyewitness testimony from several people at a deadly dice game. kAmp ;FCJ 4@?G:4E65 !2J?6[ ba[ @7 >FC56C:?8 y2=@G:4 D6G6C2= A6@A=6 2E E96 5625=J 5:46 82>6 H96C6 y2=@G:4FC56C[Q {J?49 25565[ 42==:?8 E96 =:76 D6?E6?46 A=FD `d J62CD E92E pC42C2 :>A@D65 E96 @?=J 2446AE23=6 @FE4@>6] Q%96 >@DE D6C:@FD 4C:>6D 56D6CG6 E96 >@DE D6G6C6 AF?:D9>6?E]Qk^Am kAmx? 2==[ ;FC@CD 4@?G:4E65 !2J?6 @? `_ 4@F?ED[ :?4=F5:?8 ?2C4@E:4D 2?5 7:C62C>D 492C86D[ 2?5 6249 @7 E96 7@FC 4@?G:4E:@?D 7@C >FC56C:?8 2?5 C6E2=:2E:?8 282:?DE E96 :?7@C>2?E 42>6 H:E9 2 >2?52E@CJ =:76E:>6 AC:D@? D6?E6?46]k^Am kAm!2J?6 >2:?E2:?65 9:D :??@46?46]k^Am kAmQx 42?VE D:E 96C6 2?5 D2J xV> D@CCJ 7@C D@>6E9:?8 x 5:5?VE 5@[ 2?5 x H@?VE 5@ E92E[Q !2J?6 E@=5 E96 ;F586]k^Am kAmp 4@FA=6 @7 E:>6D 5FC:?8 =2DE DF>>6CVD EC:2=[ !2J?6 C624E65 2?8C:=J E@ pC42C2VD CF=:?8D :? E96 4@FCEC@@> @FED:56 E96 AC6D6?46 @7 ;FC@CD] v:G6? 9:D 492?46 E@ DA62=JQ 3FE E@=5 E96 ;F586[ QxV> ?@E >25 2E J@F]Qk^Am kAm(:E?6DD6D =:65 2E 9:D EC:2=[ !2J?6 D2:5]k^Am kAmQx 49@D6 E@ 36 7C:6?5D H:E9 A6@A=6 H9@ 925 E9:?8D 8@:?8 @?[Q 96 D2:5] k^Am kAmQ(92E6G6C J@FVC6 8@:?8 E@ 5@[ 5@ :E[Q !2J?6 E@=5 E96 ;F586]k^Am kAm!2J?6 AC65:4E65 9:D 4@?G:4E:@? H@F=5 36 @G6CEFC?65 @? 2AA62=[ 2?5 96 E@=5 E96 ;F586 QJ@FV== >@DE =:J 7246 282:?Q H96? 96 D2:5 E96 ;F586 H@F=5 92G6 E@ C6=62D6 9:> 7C@> AC:D@?]k^Am kAmpC42C2 42==65 y2=@G:465:E2E65 6[ H96C6 8F?D H6C6 D6:K65[ 2?5 E@ w2J’D DF3D6BF6?E 2CC6DE]k^Am kAmw2J – 7@C 8F?D – E6DE:7:65 282:?DE !2J?6[ C64@F?E:?8 9@H !2J?6 2DD:DE65 9:> H:E9 5CF8 D2=6D :? ~=62?] pE !2J?6VD EC:2=[ w2J C6>6>36C65 !2J?6[ !2J?6 C2?8 @FE 2E ei_c A]>]k^Am kAmw2J 25>:EE65 2E !2J?6’D EC:2= E@ 36:?8 E96 D64@?5 D9@@E6C]k^Am kAmqJ E96 E:>6 96 5:65[ y2=@G:46 2 G2=F23=6 :?7@C>2?E 7@C qF772=@ A@=:46 2?5 E96 7656C2= qFC62F @7 p=4@9@=[ %@3244@[ u:C62C>D 2?5 tIA=@D:G6D]k^Am kAm&?=:@DE :?7@C>2?ED[ H9@ 42? AC@G:56 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE 2 DA64:7:4 5CF8 @C82?:K2E:@? @C 2 46CE2:? ?6:893@C9@@5[ y2=@G:4< 925 2 :?8 E96 4@>>F?:EJ[ E96 ;F586 D2:5] x?7@C>2?ED =: @776C65 Q4@?D:56C23=6 >:E:82E:?8 724E@CD[Q D2J:?8 !2J?6 DF776C65 2E E96 92?5D @7 9:D 72E96C 2?5 925 ?@ 4@?E24E H:E9 9:D >@E96C 5FC:?8 9:D 7@C>2E:G6 J62CD[ 7C@> 286 `a E@ `f]k^Am kAm!2J?6 72465 Q5:77:4F=E 4:C4F>DE2?46DQ 8C@H:?8 FA[ 6IA6C:6?4:?8 QAC@7@F?5 23FD6 2?5 ?68=64E :? 9:D 49:=59@@5[Q |6=36C D2:5] pD 2 49:=5[ !2J?6 7C6BF6?E=J H@F=5 36 =@4:=J >6>36CD E@=5 !2J?6VD =2HJ6CD]k^Am kAms676?D6 =2HJ6CD DF3>:EE65 >@C6 E92? `d_ A286D @7 u2>:=J r@FCE C64@C5D @? D6G6C2= 23FD:G6 :?4:56?ED !2J?6 6?5FC65[ Q3FE DE6AD H6C6 C2C6=J E2:=J @776?D6 A6E:E:@? 282:?DE 9:D 72E96C 27E6C CF??:?8 2H2J 7C@> 9:D 72E96C’D 9@>6]k^Am kAm!2J?6 HC@E6 23@FE E96 QA9JD:42= 2?5 >6?E2= 23FD6 96 925 6?5FC65Q 2?5 9@H 96 925 366? >:DEC62E65 2?5 >:D6C23=6 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD[ 92G:?8 366? H9:AA65 H:E9 36=ED[ 423=6 4@C5D 2?5 6IE6?D:@? 4@C5D]k^Am kAmQ(96? 96 H2?E65 E@ 4@>>:E DF:4:56[ ?@E 2 D:?8=6 A6CD@? 7C@> 9:D 72>:=J 4@?E24E65 9:>[ 3FE 4@\5676?52?E[ vC68@CJ w2J 5:5[Q 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 5676?D6 E62>VD D6?E6?4:?8 >6>@] QvC68@CJ w2J AC6J65 @? |C] !2J?6’D 56DA6C2E6 ?665 7@C D@>6@?6 E@ 42C6 23@FE 9:>]Qk^Am kAmQw6 36=:6G65 |C] w2J H2D 9:D 36DE 2?5 @?=J 7C:6?5[Q |6=36C D2:5 |@?52J]k^Am kAmqFE w2J EFC?65 @? !2J?6 2E E96 EC:2= :? 2? 677@CE E@ 86E 2 36EE6C @FE4@>6 :? 9:D @H? 4C:>:?2= 42D6[ |6=36C D2:5] w2J FD65 !2J?6 Q2D 2 E@@= 2?5 4@?G6?:6?46[Q |6=36C D2:5]k^Am kAm%96 ;F586 ?@E65 !2J?6VD 5:77:4F=E 49:=59@@5[ E6==:?8 9:> Q?@ @?6 E@@256 2 49@:46[ 2?5 J@F >FDE ?@H =:G6 H:E9 E96 4@?D6BF6?46D @7 E92E 564:D:@?]Qk^Am Patrick Lakamp can be reached at plakamp@buffnews.com Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Patrick Lakamp Enterprise Editor Author facebook Author twitter Author email Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Don't have an account? Sign Up Today
