Community cruises through Nassau County to show support for fallen deputy’s family

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Event organized by Callahan Cruisers benefits household of Deputy Joshua Moyers, who died successful the enactment of duty

The Callahan Cruisers hosted a car cruise Saturday with donations going to fallen Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers' family.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – Hundreds of supporters showed up successful cars aged and caller Saturday to instrumentality portion successful a car cruise organized by Callahan Cruisers to grant fallen Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

Moyers was killed Sept. 24 erstwhile helium was changeable during a postulation stop connected Sandy Ford Road adjacent U.S. 301.

The antheral accused of shooting Moyers, who was captured aft a five-day manhunt, has been indicted connected a first-degree execution complaint and prosecutors announced Friday they will question the decease punishment if he’s convicted.

Saturday’s car cruise was each astir Moyers and his family. The participants met astatine the Target successful Yulee and cruised to the Hardee’s successful Callahan.

The Callahan Cruisers big cruises similar this the 2nd Saturday of each period to payment antithetic causes.

All of the donations collected from Saturday’s lawsuit spell to enactment the Moyers family.

Two akin cruises held aft Nassau County Deputy Eric Oliver was killed successful the enactment of work successful 2016 raised astir $13,000.

Members of the Cruisers said they are gladsome they could big an lawsuit to payment the Moyers family.

“Callahan and Nassau County is simply a tight-knit community. It’s each astir helping each different retired erstwhile we can,” Cruiser Ally Mangold said.

Gregory Cole rode successful the cruise and said it’s events similar this 1 that bring the assemblage together.

“This tiny municipality of Callahan feels truly large sometimes with each the support,” Cole said. “Hopefully with everyone retired here, we tin bring immoderate emotion and enactment to the family.”

Oliver’s household was astatine the lawsuit Saturday and shared with News4Jax however overmuch the cruise events helped their household erstwhile Oliver died. We’ll person much connected that aboriginal tonight.