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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A judge on Thursday sentenced a Florida man to death for fatally shooting an Orlando police officer while he was on the run for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Jurors in November found Markeith Loyd, 46, guilty in the January 2017 death of Lt. Debra Clayton, and unanimously recommended a death sentence during a hearing in December.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Gov. Rick Scott says he is reassigning the Markeith Loyd case after State Attorney Aramis Ayala said she won’t seek death penalty. A spokeswoman for Scott said Thursday that the governor is reassigning the Markeith Loyd case to a prosecutor in a district northwest of Orlando. >>Download the WESH 2 News app for iOS and Android Scott's action came hours after State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced her office will no longer seek the death penalty in cases. "Earlier today, I called on State Attorney Ayala to immediately recuse herself from this case. She informed me this...

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While most conversations about Brigham Young hoops generally start with Jimmer Fredette, one of the interesting ancillary characters in the Cougs' cast was Michael Loyd Jr...Loyd...came on late in the year. He had 19 points in a narrow loss to New Mexico when Fredette couldn't play in the second half of a critical game. He had 18 points in next game against Utah and most importantly, he put up 26 points in BYU's tourney win against Florida. That's great momentum to carry into Loyd Jr.'s junior season at BYU, right? Nope. He's leaving the program. The Salt Lake Tribune provides...