Prosecutor removed from case for refusing to seek death penalty

By Jennifer Cruz

Markeith Loyd is accused of multiple murders but the prosecutor removed from his case Thursday refused to seek the death penalty. (Photo: Associated Press)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order Thursday to remove a state prosecutor assigned to the case of an accused cop killer because she refused to seek the death penalty.
State Attorney Aramis Ayala, who said she will not seek the death penalty for any case during her tenure, was replaced with a prosecutor from a neighboring district after she declined to recuse herself from the case of Markeith Loyd, who is accused of murdering an officer in January while a fugitive from justice.
“I am outraged and sickened by this loss of life and many families’ lives have been forever changed because of these senseless murders,” Scott said in a statement. “These families deserve a state attorney who will aggressively prosecute Markeith Loyd to the fullest extent of the law and justice must be served.”
“She has made it clear that she will not fight for justice and that is why I am using my executive authority to immediately reassign the case to State Attorney Brad King,” Scott added.
Ayala raised issues regarding the legality of Florida’s death penalty

Source: Guns.com