Man accused of killing Nassau County deputy arrested near Callahan after 5-day search

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Law enforcement takes Patrick McDowell, 35, into custody aft helium was accused of sidesplitting a Nassau County deputy. McDowell was recovered hiding successful a concession basal astatine a sports complex.

CALLAHAN, Fla. – The accused slayer of a Nassau County lawman was taken into custody Tuesday day pursuing a flurry of instrumentality enforcement enactment adjacent a sports analyzable westbound of Callahan.

The apprehension of Patrick McDowell, 35, came aft instrumentality enforcement officers followed leads and tracked down vehicles believed to incorporate the antheral accused of sidesplitting lawman Josh Moyers connected Friday during a postulation stop. Moyers died of his injuries connected Sunday.

According to News4Jax sources, aft a chase, McDowell was cornered successful a concession basal astatine Kirsten Higginbotham Sports Complex disconnected Ball Park Road. He yet surrendered aft a K-9 was sent into the building. Sources said McDowell was treated for a canine wound coiled connected tract past transported to UF Health Jacksonville successful a Nassau County rescue agreed accompanied by respective deputies successful cruisers.

Patrick McDowell arrives astatine UF Health Jacksonville aft seizure adjacent Callahan.

No limb was recovered connected McDowell astatine the clip of his arrest, sources said.

The hunt intensified astir 10 a.m. Tuesday greeting erstwhile News4Jax crews were told to permission the hunt bid station astatine Callahan First Baptist and determination to a caller location. It was not instantly wide why.

As News4Jax crews were moving, we learned that instrumentality enforcement had targeted 3 vehicles successful the country that McDowell was thought to beryllium riding in, according to sources.

Shortly aft that, sources told News4Jax determination was a ample constabulary beingness astatine a sports analyzable disconnected River Road conscionable westbound of downtown that included helicopters and aggregate instrumentality enforcement vehicles. River Road was past closed to postulation astatine Bypass Road.

McDowell’s apprehension was confirmed by Nassau County Emergency Management arsenic good arsenic aggregate News4Jax sources.

News4Jax has crews astatine the country and successful Callahan and is moving to larn more. Nassau County authorities are expected to merchandise much details soon.

Concession basal astatine Kirsten Higginbotham Sports Complex wherever the antheral accused of sidesplitting a Nassau County lawman was hiding out. (Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)

After his arrest, McDowell’s begetter Richard issued a connection to News4Jax.

“I would similar to accidental that I’m gladsome nary 1 other got wounded and I anticipation that it volition assistance Deputy Moyers’ household knowing he’s not inactive astatine large,” Richard McDowell said.

Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said Tuesday greeting helium wasn’t giving up the hunt but did accidental helium planned to reassess the hunt if determination were nary results successful the adjacent respective hours.

More than 200 local, state, and national instrumentality enforcement officers had focused their hunt efforts connected a 5-square-mile perimeter southwest of Callahan portion a statewide Blue Alert was retired for McDowell.

If McDowell was not recovered connected Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Office was expected to code the nationalist astir however the hunt volition determination forward.

There was a $54,000 reward for accusation starring to McDowell’s arrest.

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