Larry Griffin
Murder suspect Markeith Loyd appeared in court early Thursday morning for an arraignment hearing, at which he went on a profanity-laced rant aimed at the accusations against him.
The judge has also ordered Loyd held without bond.
According to the Ninth Judicial Circuit State’s Attorney’s office, Loyd does not yet have an attorney representing him. He said in court Thursday that he’d be representing himself in the trial.
The hearing was only for his alleged killing of his girlfriend, Sade Dixon, and her unborn child, in December of 2016 – he hasn’t yet been charged in the killing of Master Sergeant Debra Clayton that spurned the nine-day, widely-covered manhunt that ended earlier this week.
At the hearing, Loyd was initially quiet, WFTV reports – answering questions with a “yes” or “no.”
But then he started to open up.
He said he was “defending himself” when Dixon was shot and killed, WFTV reports.
“Ya’ll just making (expletive) up,” he said. “You’re acting like I just went down there and shot that girl.”
“Her little brother got dropped off while we were just there talking.”
The judge warned him that everything he was saying was on the record, but he did not stop. As he left the courtroom, he spat a curse at her.
