Accused killer of Nassau County deputy being housed in Duval County jail

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Patrick McDowell charged with execution and aggravated artillery connected constabulary dog

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – The antheral accused of sidesplitting Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who was changeable during a postulation halt a week ago, was booked into the Nassau County jailhouse just aft 6:30 p.m. Thursday and transferred astir instantly to the Duval County jail, records show.

Patrick McDowell is being held successful Duval County connected a courtesy hold. He was scheduled to look Friday earlier a Nassau County justice connected charges of execution and aggravated artillery of a constabulary canine but his quality was waived.

Jail records amusement McDowell was booked into the Duval County installation astatine 8:04 p.m. Thursday.

Before helium was booked into jail, McDowell spent 2 nights astatine UF Health Jacksonville being treated for gunshot wounds and canine bites aft his apprehension Tuesday.

A Nassau County justice said Friday that McDowell was already ordered to beryllium held without enslaved erstwhile helium was absentee booked portion helium was successful the infirmary and a nationalist defender was appointed for him. The justice agreed to waive McDowell’s archetypal appearance, saying his adjacent tribunal day volition beryllium Oct. 21 for arraignment connected the charges.

McDowell was taken into custody astatine a sports complex westbound of Callahan pursuing a dayslong manhunt that began aft the shooting Friday. He suffered the canine bites during an brushwood with a K-9 arsenic helium was being arrested.

According to Sheriff Bill Leeper, McDowell’s gunshot wounds were suffered earlier successful the manhunt. At 1 constituent helium was recovered by a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office K-9 and changeable the canine -- which survived. Leeper said erstwhile McDowell fired connected the K-9 with a rifle, deputies returned occurrence and aboriginal learned they had wounded McDowell.

Leeper said a SWAT squad and K-9s tracked McDowell connected Tuesday, surrounding the concession basal and bath area astatine the Kirsten Higginbotham Sports Complex disconnected Ball Park Road, and McDowell yet came retired of the bath and surrendered.

Law enforcement officers continued their hunt for immoderate further evidence successful the probe into Moyers’ killing, and Leeper said Thursday that a weapon was recovered during the search but that it wasn’t instantly wide if it was related to Moyers’ death.

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