ORLANDO, Fla. _ Patrol vehicles were parked outside Orlando Regional Medical Center Wednesday morning, where the man accused of killing an Orlando police officer was taken after his arrest Tuesday, marking the end of a massive manhunt.
Markeith Loyd was bloodied and bandaged, able to see only out of his right eye, when officers brought him to the hospital following questioning at the Orlando Police Headquarters. Hospital officials said the building was not under a lockdown this morning. They couldn't provide an update on his condition.
After being treated, Loyd is expected to be transferred to the Orange County Jail. His initial court appearance was rescheduled for Thursday morning, but that could change depending on how long he remains hospitalized.
Late Tuesday night, Chief John Mina retweeted a photo of the Crimeline poster for Loyd with "CAPTURED" written in red across the page.
"Good will always prevail over evil," the tweet said.
A team of law enforcement officers found Loyd about 7 p.m. at an abandoned house in the Carver Shores neighborhood in west Orlando, ending a nearly nine-day, multi-county manhunt that started after Lt. Debra Clayton was gunned down Jan. 9 outside a Wal-Mart.
Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Norman Lewis was also killed that morning in a motorcycle crash while responding to the manhunt.
Authorities had been looking for Loyd since Dec. 13 when he was accused of fatally shooting his pregnant ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Sade Dixon. Police said Loyd also shot and injured Dixon's brother that night when he ran to help her.
Jail records show Loyd, 41, is facing charges of first-degree murder, unlawful killing of an unborn child, attempted first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm stemming from that incident.
He is expected to face additional charges in Clayton's death. Those hadn't been announced as of Wednesday morning.
At a news conference after Loyd's arrest, Mina said it was good police work and not a Crimeline tip that led officers to the house. Dozens of local, state and federal officers surrounded the tan building and stopped Loyd from escaping through a back sliding-glass door.
Loyd eventually came out the front and surrendered, Mina said. He was wearing body armor and had two guns _ one of which had a magazine attached that could fire up to 100 rounds.
Mina said Loyd dropped the guns when he saw he was surrounded, but resisted arrest, leading to his injuries.
