Lloyd Love Jr: Colorado security guard, 35, killed boss for misspelling his name on $165 paycheck
A SWAT team and a Denver Police helicopter tracked Love's vehicle and 'performed a high-risk traffic stop', leading to his arrest, according to reports
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AURORA, COLORADO: Lloyd Love Jr, 35, a former security guard, has been accused of fatally shooting his boss Marvin Johnson on October 20, 2022. As per the reports, the man killed the 52-year-old victim because his name was misspelled on a $165 paycheck.
According to Aurora Police, the cops received a call about a trespass reporting on the 16800 block of Centertech Parkway on October 20, 2022, at around 7 pm. But when they reached, the call was upgraded to a shooting. Police said that there was a "dispute between an employer and a former employee," which left the employer dead. Following this, more police arrived and searched the place for the suspect, who had reportedly fled from the scene, reports True Crime Daily. A SWAT team and a Denver Police helicopter reportedly tracked Love's vehicle and "performed a high-risk traffic stop," leading to his arrest.
KDVR states, as per an affidavit, Love received his first paycheck from American Eagle Protection Services on October 20, 2022, but was unable to cash it because his middle was listed incorrectly. Instead of Lloyd C Love, it mentioned Lloyd K Love. The typo didn’t let him cash the paycheck. So, he called Patricia Johnson, co-owner of American Eagle Protection and the wife of the victim, demanding a new paycheck immediately. Following this, he arrived at the parking lot of the Raytheon installation at 16800 E Centertech Parkway, where Johnson looked after the outdoor security for Raytheon, an aerospace company.
Explaining the circumstances, Marvin told Lloyd that a new paycheck cannot be processed until Patricia has an account of the old pay cheque. Lloyd said he cannot provide it as he ripped it up in frustration. Marvin then tried to handle the situation with the suspect, telling Patricia to give him a new paycheck.
But as he turned his head to tell his wife, multiple witnesses said Lloyd pulled out a gun and shot Marvin in the face. Meanwhile, Lloyd fled and called his girlfriend to pick him up a few blocks away. He told her, “I just did something stupid” but didn't share details. However, after a few minutes, the SWAT team arrested him.
His girlfriend later informed police that he had shared with her that he had been “diagnosed as bipolar and schizophrenic, although she had never seen Lloyd take medication for these mental disorders … because he does not like the way they make him feel.”
Following the shooting, police recovered five .380 shell casings from the scene. And the suspect now has been booked on a charge of first-degree murder and is being held without bond.
