Defense begins to make case in death penalty trial for man who killed Nassau County deputy

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Defense begins to make case in death penalty trial for man who killed Nassau County deputy
Patrick McdowellJoshua Moyers
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After the prosecution rested on Tuesday, the sentencing trial for the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy in 2021 will resume Thursday with the defense making its opening statement.

, the sentencing trial for the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy in 2021 will resume Thursday with the defense making its opening statement.’s defense attorneys opted to wait until after the state presented its case before making their opening statement for the jury,to first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer, injuring a police dog and eight counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.

“He walks in front of me, his whole body shaking, and asks to marry me. It was the best day of my life. I never got to walk down the aisle. He was taken from me,” the statement read. “I will feel guilt for not just eloping...”“One teammate showed up at the door banging. He said something along the lines of ‘Josh is hurt we have to go right now.’ I never left the hospital. I feel like part of me is still there,” she said.

“Even good memories aren’t what they were,” he said. “In the same moment I think about time we spent playing in the woods by the house, I think about holding his limp hand trying to tell him things he couldn’t hear. Thoughts of us waking up early on Christmas morning, playing together at the pool, or riding 4-wheelers in the woods together are now always shared with thoughts of how Josh was killed. It’s so horrible that it ruins everything.

McDowell did eventually stop for Moyers, pulling off U.S. 301 onto Sandy Ford Road, and stopping just short of the railroad tracks — a decision that would prove fateful for Moyers. In the video, that’s when the railroad crossing arms suddenly activated with bells ringing and lights flashing. Moyers turned to look at the crossing arms for just a moment, and when he turned back, McDowell had a gun in his face — and pulled the trigger, shooting Moyers just below his eye.shows McDowell quickly leaning out of the van and firing again at Moyers, hitting him in the back. Then he slams on the gas and speeds through the railroad crossing as the arms come down.

According to court documents, Gale said McDowell yelled, “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I had to! I had to!,” as he sped away from the shooting scene, and she answered, “No you didn’t!” and demanded to be let out of the van. Once paramedics arrived, Hall directed them to Moyers, explaining his injuries, and then the deputies helped move Moyers onto the stretcher.

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