[general_re]

Wife Tried to Stop Deputy From Shooting
Attorney Says Off-Duty Officer Was Defending His Family in Fatal Fight With Seaman

By David Snyder
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, November 4, 2004; Page B04

The wife of a deputy U.S. marshal who shot and killed a man after a traffic dispute in Montgomery County last week tried to restrain her husband before he opened fire, according to a police affidavit filed in court.

But the deputy, Arthur L. Lloyd, 53, rebuffed his wife, saying, "I'm going to show him," then fired the first of four shots, the affidavit states.

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'Pattern' of Violence By Deputy Alleged
Bail Denied as Prosecutors List Assault Claims

By David Snyder and Carol D. Leonnig
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, November 6, 2004; Page B01

A deputy U.S. marshal charged with murder in the shooting of a man after a traffic dispute in Montgomery County last week was denied bail yesterday after prosecutors alleged in court that he has shown a "pattern of violent tendencies."

As the deputy, Arthur L. Lloyd, 53, appeared in District Court via closed-circuit TV, Deputy State's Attorney John J. McCarthy said Lloyd's son and wife told authorities in the past that he assaulted them. McCarthy also said Lloyd has been disciplined repeatedly by the U.S. Marshals Service for various infractions.

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[MississippiMan]

Okay, thanks much for the update, folks. Glad to see the USM was charged with murder-1. How utterly tragic the outcome of sheer ego and stupidity.

MM

[VeniVidiVici]

From reading the 2d article:

"He filed two equal employment opportunity complaints against his bosses in the early 1990s, and he filed a racial discrimination and retaliation lawsuit in 1997 when he was not promoted. He won a $36,000 award from a jury in 2001. Lloyd claimed that his bosses denied him job promotions and overtime as retaliation for earlier complaints."

Somebody please tell me this guy is not a minority so I don't have to think this idiot was kept in his job because they couldn't fire him without opening themselves to another lawsuit...

[Ronaldus Magnus]

The wife...tried to restrain her husband before he opened fire, according to a police affidavit filed in court. But the deputy, Arthur L. Lloyd, 53, rebuffed his wife, saying, "I'm going to show him," then fired the first of four shots, the affidavit states.

Sure sounds like murder to me. This is coming from the deputy's wife so he's toast. I predict that he'll take a plea bargain and this will not go to trial.