ORLANDO, Fla. _ The police car the late Lt. Debra Clayton was driving before she was killed while attempting to catch an accused killer Jan. 9 was vandalized Thursday, according to the Orlando Police Department.
Clayton's patrol vehicle has been parked outside police headquarters at 100 S. Hughey Ave. since her death. Mourners have been paying their respects to the slain officer by laying flowers and wreaths around the vehicle as it has been on display.
Police released photos Friday of the vehicle vandalized with what appears to be permanent marker. Pictures show the front of the car marked with rambling scribbled messages such as "Tax Payer," "Protect & Serve The Public," "Angela Madison is the best," "Love you" "Rapest" and "Kansas."
"Unbelievably sad someone would vandalize Lt. Debra Clayton's vehicle," Orlando Police posted on its Twitter account.
Markeith Loyd was arrested Tuesday after a massive manhunt when Clayton was gunned down outside a Wal-Mart in northwest Orlando. He had been wanted since Dixon's death in December and police said Loyd killed Clayton when she tried to confront him at the store.
Police officially filed charges against him in Clayton's death Thursday, and he now faces a total of 10 charges related to the two incidents.
Clayton, 42, was a 17-year veteran of the police department and was posthumously promoted from the rank of Master Sgt. She is survived by her husband and son.
