Johnnie Mae Payne

On 04/08/2026 at about 1738 hours, St. Paul Police were dispatched to [ADDRESS REDACTED] Apt 103 on a report of a female stabbing the complainant with a knife. The complainant, EP, verbally identified the suspect as his ex-wife Johnnie Mae PAYNE (DOB/1953-02-01). When police arrived, PAYNE had already left the apartment but was spotted in the hallway and taken into custody. PAYNE had an active warrant. EP said that at about 1715 hours, PAYNE urinated herself and then tried to get in bed with him.

When he objected, PAYNE got upset, went into the kitchen, grabbed a kitchen knife, came back into the bedroom and poked him in the arms and leg with the knife. EP said the knife did not break his skin. EP said PAYNE was saying "I'll cut your b**** ass up" and "pussy m************ ass b****" while threatening him with the knife. EP said he grabbed his phone and called police. PAYNE then changed her clothes in the bathroom and left the apartment. Once she was gone, EP locked the front door and waited for police.

Police found the knife that EP said PAYNE was using on the dresser in EP’s bedroom. During a post-Miranda interview, PAYNE said she and EP got into it because she is tired of EP treating her like his b****. PAYNE said they were arguing over a tuna sandwich and she had had enough. PAYNE said she stabbed EP with a kitchen knife but then made a side-to-side motion with her hand and clarified that she was slicing with the knife. For purposes of Rule 6.