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Convicted killer to represent self in officer's murder trial

Lloyd is currently serving life in prison for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, in which he is being accused of murdering the officer that tried to arrest him

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A convicted killer will act as his own attorney in his upcoming trial for the death of an Orlando police officer in 2017.

A judge granted Markeith Loyd's handwritten motion on Monday, court records show. The trial for the fatal shooting of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton is set for Oct. 8. Loyd faces the death penalty if convicted.

Loyd, 45, is accused of fatally shooting Clayton outside of a Walmart store in January 2017 as she tried to arrest him for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, weeks earlier. Loyd was convicted in Dixon’s case in 2019, and is currently serving a life sentence.

Accused cop killer Markeith Loyd said in jailhouse videos he got into a fight with his pregnant ex-girlfriend over who he was talking with on Facebook.

Accused cop killer Markeith Loyd said in jailhouse videos he got into a fight with his pregnant ex-girlfriend over who he was talking with on Facebook. (FOX35)

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Clayton's shooting led to a massive manhunt for Loyd. Orlando police officers found him in an abandoned house and beat him during his arrest, court records show. He lost an eye in the beating. The officers were later cleared by an internal investigation and an investigation by the state attorney's office, records show.

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Loyd cited section 1 of the 14th Amendment and the 6th Amendment in seeking to represent himself, news outlets reported. The judge ordered criminal defense lawyer Teodoro Marrero and death penalty expert Terrance Lenamon to remain on as standby to represent Loyd if needed.