Suspected Cop Killer to Represent Himself: The man arrested for murdering an Orlando police officer last week appeared in court yesterday, announcing that he intended to represent himself. Mike Arroyo of Fox News reports that during the hearing Markeith Loyd cursed at the judge as he made the announcement. He also accused the police of making up the charges against him. Loyd was wanted for the December murder of his pregnant ex-girlfriend when Police Lieutenant Debra Clayton spotted him at a Walmart parking lot. When she tried to confront Loyd he allegedly shot and killed her. During the manhunt for Loyd, another officer died in a motorcycle accident. Loyd appeared in court with a bandaged face, due to injuries he suffered during his arrest.
Virginia Murderer Executed: An habitual felon convicted of the 2006 murders of a Richmond family was executed by lethal injection Wednesday. The Associated Press reports that while driving around looking for a home to rob, Ricky Gray and his nephew spotted an open door at the home of Bryan and Kathryn Harvey on News Year's Day. The pair forced the couple and their two daughters, aged 9 and 4, into the basement, slit their throats and bashed their heads with a hammer. The murderers then stole a computer, a wedding rings and a basket of cookies before setting the house on fire. Gray also admitted to the murders of a 21-year-old woman, her mother and stepfather, days after the Harvey killings.
Sex Offender Caught at Border: A illegal alien convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a minor in 2007 was caught trying to cross the border at Del Rio, Texas, according to a U.S. Border Patrol press release. After agents detained Youy Alexander Garcia-Chavez, 37, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, they discovered that he had served eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a child in Houston and had been deported. He now faces 20 years as an ex-felon attempting to re-enter the country. Over the first three weeks of 2017, Del Rio agents have apprehended eight previously deported sex offenders.
Virginia Murderer Executed: An habitual felon convicted of the 2006 murders of a Richmond family was executed by lethal injection Wednesday. The Associated Press reports that while driving around looking for a home to rob, Ricky Gray and his nephew spotted an open door at the home of Bryan and Kathryn Harvey on News Year's Day. The pair forced the couple and their two daughters, aged 9 and 4, into the basement, slit their throats and bashed their heads with a hammer. The murderers then stole a computer, a wedding rings and a basket of cookies before setting the house on fire. Gray also admitted to the murders of a 21-year-old woman, her mother and stepfather, days after the Harvey killings.
Sex Offender Caught at Border: A illegal alien convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a minor in 2007 was caught trying to cross the border at Del Rio, Texas, according to a U.S. Border Patrol press release. After agents detained Youy Alexander Garcia-Chavez, 37, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, they discovered that he had served eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a child in Houston and had been deported. He now faces 20 years as an ex-felon attempting to re-enter the country. Over the first three weeks of 2017, Del Rio agents have apprehended eight previously deported sex offenders.
Garcia-Chavez should get every bit of 20 years in prison. The minimum sentence for a deported person convicted of sexual assault found in the US illegally should be 40 years.