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Man Accused Of Killing Orlando Officer Defiant In Court

In this undated photo made available by the Orlando Police Department shows Markeith Loyd. Loyd is wanted for killing an Orlando police officer outside a Walmart in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Loyd is also accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend last month. (Orlando Police Department via AP)
In this undated photo made available by the Orlando Police Department shows Markeith Loyd. Loyd is wanted for killing an Orlando police officer outside a Walmart in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Loyd is also accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend last month. (Orlando Police Department via AP)

ORLANDO — A man suspected of fatally shooting a Florida police officer spoke out of turn and was defiant in an Orlando courtroom where he made an initial appearance on charges of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend.

Forty-one-year-old Markeith Loyd told the judge Thursday morning that he plans to represent himself and said the charges against him were made up. The judge ordered Loyd held without bond.

Loyd's eye was bandaged and two officers flanked him as he stood at the podium wearing a bullet-proof vest. He was injured during his arrest Tuesday night following a weeklong manhunt.

Loyd faces multiple charges including first-degree murder, unlawful killing of an unborn child and attempted murder in the December death of Sade Dixon. He hasn't been charged in the death of Lt. Debra Clayton who was gunned down while she searched for him outside a Wal-Mart store Jan. 9.

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