>> THIS IS CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6 COVERAGE
YOU CAN COUNT ON.
>> RIGHT NOW AT 6, THE
DEFENDANT MARQUEE FLOYD SHOULD
BE SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH
UNANIMOUS VOTE IN ORANGE
COUNTY JURY RECOMMENDED THE
DEATH PENALTY FOR MARKEITH
LOYD. HE IS A NARCISSISTIC SO
SHOULD HAVE. WE TERRORIZED
THIS AND KILL AND EVERY PLATE.
AND NOW LIEUTENANT DEBRA
CLAYTON FAMILY SAYS THEY CAN
FINALLY GET SOME CLOSURE. SHE
GOT JUST OVER AND I CAN
FINALLY MOVE ON.
>> IT TOOK THE JURY ABOUT 5
HOURS TO DETERMINE MARKIEFF
FLOYD SHOULD BE PUT TO DEATH
FOR KILLING ORLANDO POLICE
LIEUTENANT DEBRA CLAYTON. GOOD
EVENING. I'M GREG WARMOTH. I'M
VANESSA ECHOLS.
VANESSA ECHOLS. >> TODAY'S RECOMMENDATION OF
DEATH COMES 5 YEARS AFTER
MARKEITH LOYD'S CRIME SPREE
BEGAN ON DECEMBER. 13TH 2016.
LLOYD SHOT AND KILLED HIS
PREGNANT EX-GIRLFRIEND DIXON
AND HER UNBORN BABY. POLICE
SPENT NEARLY A MONTH SEARCHING
FOR HIM ON 1/9/2017.
LIEUTENANT DEBRA CLAYTON
CONFRONT LLOYD IN A WALMART
PARKING LOT. THAT'S WHEN HE
SHOT AND KILLED HER AND TOOK
OFF AGAIN AFTER 8 DAYS OF
SEARCHING, LORD WAS CAPTURED
HIDING IN A HOUSE IN ORLANDO.
EVENT TOOK NEARLY 3 YEARS FOR
LLOYD TO BE CONVICTED OF
KILLING DIXON. THAT HAPPENED
ON OCTOBER. 16TH 2019, THEN
ANOTHER 2 YEARS. PLUS FOR THE
CONVICTION AND LIEUTENANT
CLAYTON'S KILLING CHANNEL 9.
SHANNON BUTLER HAS BEEN
FOLLOWING THIS CASE AND JOINS
US LIVE FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE. SHANNON, TODAY'S
RECOMMENDATION HAS BEEN.
>> A LONG TIME COMING FOR HER
FAMILY. AND YEAH, I YEAH. THAT
DECISION HAD TO BE UNANIMOUS.
THAT MEANS 12 MEMBERS OF THAT
JURY. THEY MADE THE DECISION
TO RECOMMEND DEATH FOR
MARKEITH LOYD FOR KILLING
LIEUTENANT DEBRA CLAYTON
TODAY, THE ORANGE COUNTY
SHERIFF SAID THAT THIS SENDS A
MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT
IT IS NOT OK TO KILL POLICE
OFFICERS, BUT FOR THE FAMILY.
THE MESSAGE WAS SAID THAT HIS
CHILDHOOD NOR HIS MENTAL STATE
MATTER
MATTER
MATTER >>
MATTER >> YOU ARE, THE FAMILY OF
LIEUTENANT DEBRA CLAYTON,
THANK THE 12 MEMBER JURY FOR
RECOMMENDING DEATH FOR
MARKEITH LOYD. IT'S NOT A GOOD
FEELING BUT I KNOW JUSTICE WAS
SERVED TODAY. HIS ATTORNEY,
TERENCE LENAMON SAID
>> THERE WERE NO WINNERS HERE.
THIS COMMUNITY LOST. SOMEONE
WHO WAS A REALLY IMPORTANT. WE
TEND DIED. SHE WAS GIVING BACK
THE COMMUNITY GETTING BACK TO
USE ITS CASE BECAME FRONT AND
CENTER IN A LEGAL FIGHT OVER
THE DEATH PENALTY. FORMER
ORANGE OSCEOLA COUNTY STATE
ATTORNEY ARAMIS AYALA
ANNOUNCED SHE WOULDN'T SEEK
THE DEATH PENALTY FOR LLOYD.
>> OR ANYONE ELSE TO FORMER
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT RESIGNED
DOZENS OF CAPITAL CASES
INCLUDING LLOYDS TO THE OFFICE
OF THEN STATE ATTORNEY BRAD
KING IN OCALA, IOWA THOUGHT TO
HAVE THOSE CASES RETURNED BUT
LOST ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY
RYAN WILLIAMS SAID HE WAS
SURPRISED BY THE JURY'S
DECISION TODAY BECAUSE OF HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS TO GET A
UNANIMOUS DEATH PENALTY
VERDICT. IT'S NEVER A HAPPY
DAY WHEN SOMEBODY GETS
SENTENCED TO DEATH. BUT
>> WE OBVIOUSLY THOUGHT THAT
THAT WAS A JUST VERDICT IN THE
CASE. AND IT'S A RELIEF TO
KNOW THAT MEMBERS OF THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> A VERY DIVERSE SET OF
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THOUGHT THE SAME BUT A
DEATH SENTENCE WILL ULTIMATELY
BE UP TO THE JUDGES. SPENCER
HEARING COULD BE HELD FOR MORE
EVIDENCE COULD BE PRESENTED.
LLOYD SAID HE DIDN'T WANT ONE,
BUT THE JUDGE REMOVED HIM FROM
THE COURTROOM AND SAID HE
WOULD NOT BE SENTENCED.
>> TODAY, FOLKS.
>> NOW MARKEITH LOYD TOLD HIS
FAMILY HE LOVED HIM AS HE
WALKED OUT OF THAT COURTROOM.
HE SAID HE WANTED TO BE
SENTENCED TODAY, BUT THE JUDGE
SAID THAT WILL HAPPEN ON
JANUARY 14TH. IT IS NOT QUITE
OVER YET FOR THE CLAYTON
FAMILY. NOW, ANOTHER. MAN
ACCUSED OF KILLING AND
CONVICTED 2 POLICE OFFICERS IN
KISSIMMEE. HE ALSO HAD A DEATH
RECOMMENDATION THIS YEAR. HE
IS STILL WAITING FOR THAT
JUDGE TO MAKE THAT FINAL
DECISION. SO CLEARLY,
PROSECUTORS SAY THERE IS A
MESSAGE HERE. WE'RE LIVE IN
ORLANDO. SHANNON BUTLER,
CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS.
>> AND WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
THIS CASE SINCE THE BEGINNING
AND WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
IT AS WE WAIT FOR THE JUDGE TO
MAKE THAT FINAL DECISION ON