A man who shot and killed a Nassau County deputy during a traffic stop almost three years ago will learn his fate Wednesday.
– He can follow the jury’s recommendation or commute McDowell’s death sentence to life in prison without parole.
Gene Nichols, a local defense attorney not affiliated with the case, explained that it is “incredibly rare” to see a case where a judge sets aside a jury recommendation. When Moyers tried to pull McDowell over after following him from a nearby gas station, McDowell told Gale he wasn’t going to stop.But McDowell did eventually stop for Moyers, pulling off U.S. 301 onto Sandy Ford Road, and stopping just short of the railroad tracks.Gale said that when Moyers approached the van asking for their IDs, McDowell reached behind his seat for his handgun but then told Moyers there were no guns in the van when the deputy asked.
Gale testified that after McDowell shot the deputy and drove away, she told him she wanted out and he grabbed her by the arm, they ran into a wooded area, and she told him she wanted to go back. He let her go, and she called 911. McDowell ran the other way, sparking a five-day manhunt. “Two gunshots rang out. Heard Chaos yelp. Thinking Chaos’ been hit, and I returned fire -- 18 rounds to what I thought was gunshots coming toward me,” Cullen said.This encounter is what led to McDowell’s injuring a police dog charge and the eight counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.where McDowell was hiding out in an attempt to get him out of the area and escape arrest, according to an arrest report.
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