Markeith Loyd caught and in custody
Markeith Loyd, the suspect in the fatal shooting of Master Sargeant Debra Clayton has been Caught and is in police custody. Police say Loyd was wearing body armor and armed with 2 hand guns when he was arrested at an abandoned house.
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Loyd is accused of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and Orlando police officer.
Loyd’s alleged rampage touched off a multiagency manhunt. An investigation led authorities to an abandoned house in Orlando’s Carver Shores area, where Loyd was arrested, Orlando police Chief John Mina said in a news conference.
Loyd tried to flee out a back door and then the front. Mina says Loyd resisted arrest and was injured when police used force. In video, Loyd’s face appears to be swollen and bruised, and he said: “They beat me up! They beat me up!” as he walked past reporters.
Mina said that an investigation into the force used against Loyd will be conducted, which is standard procedure.
