Moorhead woman says she regrets lying to police about roommate s murder
Andrea Catherine Payne, 27, admitted she lied to police about her roommate s death at their apartment in spring 2020. 12:07 pm, May 3, 2021 ×
Andrea Payne cries Monday, May 3, 2021, as she hears the family of Dystynee Avery speak during her sentencing hearing in Clay County District Court. Payne, who is being held at the Clay County Jail, joined the hearing by video. April Baumgarten / The Forum
Andrea Catherine Payne, 27, was sentenced to five years of supervised probation for being an accomplice to second-degree intentional murder after the fact. She pleaded guilty to the charge, admitting that she lied to police when she knew her 19-year-old roommate, Dystynee Avery, was killed April 3, 2020, at their apartment, 1310 28th Ave. S.