After Investigating Themselves Orlando Cops Conclude it was 'Reasonable' to Kick, Repeatedly Punch & Use the Muzzle of their Guns to Hit Markeith Loyd in the Face as He Crawled on His Stomach
/From [HERE] Orlando Police have released the results of an internal review of the arrest of convicted killer Markeith Loyd.
All four officers involved have been found to have acted reasonably. The report details what happened the day Loyd was arrested in January of 2017.
Loyd had been on the run for more than a month after murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend Sade Dixon.
In early January, Lt. Debra Clayton was at a Walmart when officials say she spotted Loyd. Authorities said when she confronted him, Loyd shot and killed Clayton.
A week later, the police tracked down Loyd to a home off Lescot Lane. Police surrounded the home and tried to arrest Loyd.
Before the arrest, police said Loyd threw two guns out of the house and then proceeded to crawl out on his stomach wearing a bullet proof vest.
In the report, the four officers who went to arrest Loyd said they believed he might be armed and thought he could even be trying to lure police in to shoot them. He was unarmed.
As officers moved in to handcuff Loyd, they told investigators he continued to resist arrest and, at one point, even moved towards one of the officer’s guns.
The report said that is when officers kicked and punched Loyd repeatedly. Two of the officers used the muzzle of their guns to hit Loyd in the face and back, a report said.
Naturally, the police did not interview as part of the investigation. However, as he was being escorted to jail after his 2017 arrest with his face covered in blood, he repeatedly yelled, “They beat me up” to members of the media.
Loyd lost his left eye as a result of the beating. His lawyer also claims he now suffers from multiple traumatic brain injuries. He accused officers of excessive force.
After reviewing all of the evidence investigators determined the officers actions were reasonable given the situation.
“The officer's actions were justified in this situation involving an individual who killed one of our officers, Lieutenant Debra Clayton. And I know this is hard sometimes for people to process that or understand that, but it is very clear and it has been vetted through several channels and they all came up with the same conclusion,” Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolon said.
All four officers involved in Loyd's arrest were asked by investigators if they used excessive force as retaliation for the murder of Debra Clayton. All four said no. What cop would admit to committing felonies? [MORE]