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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
National
Gal Tziperman Lotan

Man accused of killing Orlando police officer shouts expletives at another judge during court appearance

ORLANDO, Fla. _ Markeith Loyd went before a judge for the third time Wednesday morning and, again, ended by yelling "F _ you" at a judge.

Loyd, 41, is facing charges in the Dec. 13 death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and the Jan. 9 killing of Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton.

His appearance Wednesday morning was on a new charge of resisting arrest without violence, filed by Orlando police on Tuesday.

The hearing was short, lasting less than a minute. Judge Adam McGinnis read Loyd the charge, set bond at $500 and then excused him.

As two corrections officers started to lead Loyd out of the courtroom, Loyd leaned into the microphone and asked, "I'm here for what?"

He then shouted expletives at McGinnis as the corrections officers led him away.

Loyd again appeared without a lawyer, in a blue jail jumpsuit and with a square of white gauze bandage covering his left eye.

During his first court appearance last week on charges related to Dixon's death, Loyd told a judge he plans to represent himself. He is scheduled to have a hearing Thursday morning to determine if he is fit to do so.

During his first court appearance on Jan. 19, Loyd went on a profanity-laced rant, offering a defense for his accused crimes. In the second, he was still belligerent and refused to answer the judge's questions. The judge ordered him held without bond.

Loyd was captured by police Jan. 17 in an abandoned home on Lescot Lane in the Carver Shores neighborhood after a manhunt that lasted eight days.

Police say he did not follow their directions to put his hands behind his back after he crawled out to the street. Video footage released by the Police Department showed officers kicking Loyd at least twice. He was hospitalized for a day and received treatment for injuries to his face and left eye.

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