COVINGTON, Ky. (WXIX) – The Northern Kentucky man convicted of killing his children’s mother was sentenced to life in prison in Kenton County Monday morning.
Mario Payne appeared in court after a jury found him guilty in December of the killing of Kierra Lane.
According to court records, Payne fired four shots at the 25-year-old Lane from point-blank range January 2024 after a custody exchange at Kroger in Latonia…