ORLANDO, Fla. — Defense attorneys are now making their case to jurors why they should spare the life of Markieth Loyd’s life, who faces the death penalty, or life in prison, for the murder of Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton.

On Tuesday, day two of the penalty phase of the trial, Loyd’s defense attorneys showed jurors police helicopter video of Loyd’s eventual capture. The footage showed him crawling out of a home before the camera panned away when it appeared to show an officer kicking Loyd. 

Loyd lost an eye during the arrest, but an Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation later concluded the officers involved were justified in their use of force.

Jurors also heard from several other defense witnesses, including Loyd’s younger brother, Barry Jacobs, who described a phone call he got from Loyd right before his capture. 

Jacobs testified that Loyd wanted turn himself in. He also said Loyd told him he wanted the family of Sade Dixon — the pregnant ex-girlfriend he has already been convicted of killing — to get reward money that was being offered in the manhunt for him at the time.​

Earlier in the day, Clayton’s cousin, Francine Thomas, talked about not only what she lost when Clayton was killed, but also what the Central Florida community lost that day back in January 2017.  

Loyd shot and killed her in a Walmart parking lot as Clayton tried to apprehend him while he was on the run for killing Dixon.

“It was very obvious we were kindred spirits, we were true cousins and we enjoyed each other’s company a lot,” said Thomas, who described her relationship with Clayton as closer than just cousins.

Thomas said she was helping Clayton develop a nonprofit organization — just one of several ways she said her cousin was trying to improve relations between police and the community.

“She wanted to educate the public on interacting with law enforcement, and she wanted people to understand that police aren’t bad people – they’re just here to help," Thomas said. "She truly, truly wanted to bridge the gap."

The state is asking jurors to recommend the death penalty and wants them to consider other violent encounters Loyd had with the police.

The defense said Loyd will suffer enough without being sentenced to death and had a delusional fear of police.

On Monday, Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill shared an impact statement, describing what Clayton meant to the community.

"She wanted youth to know that where they live did not define the endless possibility of their tomorrow," Hill said.

Orlando-based legal analyst and criminal defense attorney Jonathan Rose said the penalty phase of a case is different than the trial phase.

"The rules of evidence become much more expanded and they'll be able to hear much more things from the state about his background, about his criminal history, about his behavior in this case, about the Sade Dixon case," Rose said.

​Loyd is already serving a life sentence for the murder of Dixon and her unborn child in December of 2016.

All 12 jurors must be in favor of the death penalty, otherwise, Loyd will be sentenced to life in prison.

The jury could decide Loyd's future by the end of this week.