ORLANDO, Fla. — Markeith Loyd will be executed for murdering Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton in 2017, a judge ruled Thursday morning.
Circuit Judge Leticia Marques announced her decision during a brief sentencing hearing at the Orange County Courthouse in downtown Orlando.
The 12-member jury that found Loyd guilty of Clayton’s murder and other charges in November the following month unanimously recommended a death sentence, though it was up to Marques to either adhere to their findings or sentence Loyd to life behind bars.
