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The man who painted an olive oil cross on his stepson's forehead after violently choking him during an assault in Waldorf was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder..
It took the jury less than three hours of deliberation to convict Floyd following a four-day trial.
The investigation into Irvin's death inside a Waldorf residence found that Floyd, Irvin, and the teen's mother got into a verbal argument in October last year the night before the murder, but ultimately went to bed without further incident.
Floyd wasn't done yet.
Prosecutors say that at around 5 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2023, Floyd went into Irvin's bedroom and demand that he clean it, all while his friends were staying over their home.
Floyd began to restrain his stepson, ultimately putting him in the neck restraint, at which point Irvin's mother entered the room and asked three of the teen's friends and his teenage brother to help defuse the situation.
Floyd had other plans, according the Charles County State's Attorney's Office.
"Floyd ordered the young men to help him restrain the victim and pray over him," prosecutors said.
"At one point, Floyd ordered one of the victim’s friends to get olive oil, which Floyd then used to put a cross on the victim’s forehead.
The neck restraint was held for between 15 and 20 minutes while Irvin was on the floor, during which the teen did not move or talk while Floyd continued to hold him down.
When Floyd got up and realized Irvin was out cold, he and the others staying in the home attempted to render aid, but did not immediately call the police.
Irvin was unresponsive for upwards of 10 minutes before 911 was called.
Floyd admitted to officers that he put the teen in a neck restraint because he was trying to run away, but Irvin became unresponsive.
He was found in the bathroom of the home, not moving.
Paramedics rendered aid to the 18-year-old, who was then rushed to an area hospital and later died from injuries sustained in the assault.
"This was a horrific way to die," Assistant State's Attorney John Stackhouse stated. "This is a prolonged suffering that this 18-year-old had to go through.
"It’s just terrible. This is the worst depraved heart murder that (we’ve) seen.”
He also stated that the victim was “an 18-year-old college kid, a church-going young man who lost his life.”
The incident “happened in his own room, where he is supposed to be safe," Stackhouse added. "His friends had to see it, including his little brother, it’s horrible.
"It’s hard to wrap your mind around how terrible that is."
Assistant State's Attorney Kate Edmands added that the teen "was just the type of man that we want in this community," adding that the "real tragedy is that he will never get to be a father, a husband. He will no longer get to be a big brother. A son.
"The community is safe if Mr. Floyd is locked up.”
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