Buffalo – A grand jury has handed up an indictment in the 2003 murder of Demetrius Bailey in Buffalo’s East Side.

The indictment is the result of a partnership announced in January between Attorney General Cuomo and District Attorney Clark to share resources in order to more efficiently prosecute Buffalo homicides.

Ivory Payne, 37, with a last known address of Fillmore Avenue in Buffalo was indicted on one count of murder in the second degree and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

Payne is currently incarcerated on an unrelated charge.

Payne is accused of murdering Bailey on August 2, 2003, at the foot of East North Street in Buffalo. If convicted of the top count, Payne faces a maximum sentence of 25-years-to-life in prison.

This indictment is the direct result of collaborative efforts by the Attorney General’s Office and the Erie County District Attorney's Office. In January, Attorney General Cuomo offered the use of his staff to Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark following a surge of homicides in 2006 due in part to increased gang activity.  Three attorneys and an investigator from the Attorney General's Office were cross-designated to work closely with the district attorney's office.