MARKEITH LOYD

A judge on Thursday sentenced a Florida man to death for fatally shooting an Orlando police officer while he was on the run for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend.

Markeith Loyd on Wednesday became the latest person to be handed a death penalty recommendation by a jury in Florida, stemming from his guilty verdict in the 2017 murder of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.

A Florida man was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder in the shooting death of an Orlando police officer who was trying to arrest him outside a Walmart store for the earlier slaying of his pregnant former girlfriend.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A jury is recommending life in prison for a Florida man convicted last week of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend. The Orlando Sentinel reports that 12 jurors deliberated for an hour Wednesday about whether Markeith Loyd should get the death penalty before reaching their decision. The same jury found Loyd guilty last week of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting 24-year-old Sade Dixon outside her home in 2016. Loyd could have been sent to death row only if the jury recommended it unanimously. Loyd still faces trial in the fatal shooting of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton in January 2017 while she was trying to arrest him.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida man has been convicted of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend and still faces trial in a police officer's fatal shooting. The Orlando Sentinel reports that 44-year-old Markeith Loyd was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder. Jurors will reconvene to decide whether he should face life in prison or the death penalty. Loyd testified that he was trying to convince Dixon not to get an abortion. ___Information from: Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com/Copyright 2019 The Associated Press.

ORLANDO, Fla. - After two weeks of jury selection, 12 women and four men are seated for Markeith Loyd's first murder trial, News4Jax sister station WKMG in Orlando reports. Authorities said he then killed Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton weeks later as she tried to arrest him outside an Orlando Walmart. He'll be tried on that murder charge separately next year. Opening statements started Friday morning for the murder charge connected to Dixon's death. To watch opening statements and follow the trial, visit ClickOrlando.com.

ORLANDO, Fla. - After two weeks of jury selection 12 women and four en are seated for Markeith Loyd's first murder trial. Opening statements start at 9 a.m. Friday, and the trial is expected to last a week. Loyd is accused of fatally shooting his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon during an argument in December 2016. Authorities said he then killed Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton weeks later as she tried to arrest him outside an Orlando Walmart. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.