Moments before deputy was shot, woman heard suspect say: ‘It’s either me or him’

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Patrick McDowell charged with execution of Nassau County Deputy Josh Moyers, shooting constabulary dog

Man accused of sidesplitting Nassau County lawman arrested adjacent Callahan aft 5-day search

YULEE, Fla. – Patrick McDowell said, “I’m not stopping; I’m not going to jail,” arsenic Nassau County Deputy Josh Moyers tried to propulsion him implicit southbound of Callahan 1 week ago, according to a pistillate with him successful the stolen van. When the pistillate urged him to stop, she said helium told her: “It’s either maine oregon him.”

The latest accusation comes from the apprehension study of McDonald, who is present charged with execution successful the Moyers.

When the van yet stopped connected Sandy Ford Road, disconnected U.S. 301, and Moyers approached the van asking for a driver’s ID, she said McDowell reached down his spot and pulled a gun. Sheriff Bill Leeper said the gunman changeable the Moyers successful the face, past again successful the backmost arsenic the lawman fell to the ground.

Moyers died 2 days later.

McDowell sped away, past abandoned the van and the pistillate said helium and the pistillate hid nether a trailer until helium fto her go. Once she got acold capable away, she called 911.

McDowell evaded seizure until Tuesday erstwhile deputies recovered him hiding the concession basal astatine a younker ballpark connected River Road -- astir 2 miles from wherever Moyer was shot. Suffering from gunshots coiled from an brushwood with an serviceman hours aft the archetypal postulation halt and bites from a K9, McDowell was hospitalized until Thursday, erstwhile helium was booked into the Nassau County jailhouse Thursday evening. He was transferred astir instantly to the Duval County jail, records show.

McDowell was scheduled to look Friday earlier a Nassau County justice connected charges of first-degree execution and aggravated artillery of a constabulary dog. A justice agreed to waive McDowell’s archetypal appearance, saying his adjacent tribunal day volition beryllium Oct. 21 for arraignment connected the charges.

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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