A man who shot and killed a Nassau County deputy during a traffic stop almost three years ago will learn his fate Wednesday.

Patrick McDowell’s attorneys made one last push in court Monday morning to keep the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy off death row.

Patrick McDowell and his attorneys will be back in Nassau County court Monday for what’s known as a Spencer hearing before he is sentenced.

The Nassau County Sheriff's Office is holding its annual Law Enforcement Memorial ceremony at 10 a.m.

Despite a near unanimous jury recommendation for the death penalty for Patrick McDowell, his defense team is trying new methods to keep their client off death row.

An Army veteran who took the stand during the sentencing trial for Patrick McDowell said that veterans need to know its OK to come forward about their mental health.

Before Patrick McDowell’s attorneys made their final bid Thursday to convince a jury not to recommend the death penalty for their client, McDowell took the stand for the second time during his sentencing trial and read a statement, asking the jury not to show him mercy.

Before Patrick McDowell’s attorneys made their final bid Thursday to convince a jury not to recommend the death penalty for their client, McDowell took the stand for the second time during his sentencing trial and read a statement, asking the jury not to show him mercy.

Defense attorneys for Patrick McDowell are expected to call another two witnesses Wednesday as they wrap up their effort to convince a jury not to recommend the death penalty for the man who admitted to fatally shooting a Nassau County deputy.

Patrick McDowell’s defense will turn from character witnesses to psychological experts on Tuesday as his attorneys attempt to convince a jury not to recommend the death penalty for the man who admitted to fatally shooting Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

Patrick McDowell’s defense will continue to call witnesses Monday from its list of dozens who are testifying on behalf of the man who admitted to fatally shooting Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers during a 2021 traffic stop.

Defense attorneys began their attempt Thursday to convince a Nassau County jury not to send Patrick McDowell to Death Row for the murder of Deputy Joshua Moyers.

The sentencing trial for the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy in 2021 will resume Friday morning with more testimony from defense witnesses.

The sentencing trial for the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy in 2021 resumed Thursday with something unexpected: Patrick McDowell took the stand to testify in his own defense.

The sentencing trial for the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy in 2021 will resume Tuesday with more testimony from prosecution witnesses.

The sentencing trial for the man who killed a Nassau County deputy will move forward on Monday after the jury was seated on Friday.

Jury selection resumes Monday in Nassau County for Patrick McDowell’s sentencing trial.

The process begins Friday to select the jurors who will decide whether to recommend the death penalty for the man who killed Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joshua Moyers.

The jurors who will decide whether to recommend the death penalty for the man who killed Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joshua Moyers will not have to come to a unanimous decision.

Judge William Daniel denied an 11th hour motion to delay the sentencing trial for Patrick McDowell in the murder of Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joshua Moyers.

Jury summons are now being sent out to 1,200 prospective jurors for the much-anticipated sentencing trial.

The jury members who will decide the fate of Patrick McDowell -- who killed a Nassau County deputy in 2021 -- will come from Nassau County, Judge William Daniel decided Tuesday.

Defense attorneys for Patrick McDowell are expected to argue at a hearing Monday why they feel their client’s sentencing trial needs to be moved away from this area.

Defense attorneys for Patrick McDowell are expected to argue at a hearing Monday why they feel their client’s sentencing trial needs to be moved away from this area.

The attorney for Patrick McDowell filed a motion for a change of venue on Monday in an attempt to move his client’s sentencing trial to another county.

The case against Nassau County deputy killer, Patrick McDowell, is once again set to go before a judge Monday.

It’s been nearly three years since Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers was fatally shot during a traffic stop. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Patrick McDowell, who pleaded guilty to Moyers’ murder.

It’s been nearly three years since Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers was fatally shot during a traffic stop. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Patrick McDowell, who pleaded guilty to Moyers’ murder.

A motion was filed on Tuesday by lawyers of the man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy in 2021 asking the judge to limit the amount of law enforcement officers who can be present in the courtroom during an upcoming sentencing hearing.

The man who pleaded guilty to killing Nassau County deputy Joshua Moyers will be back in court for a hearing on Monday. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

The hearing for the man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing Nassau County deputy Joshua Moyers in September 2021 was held Monday. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

The sentencing trial for a man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy in 2021 has been postponed until at least April 2024 while the local court waits for the Florida Supreme Court to sort out questions about Florida’s new death penalty law.

The sentencing trial for a man who pleaded guilty to killing a Nassau County deputy in 2021 has been postponed until at least April 2024 while the local court waits for the Florida Supreme Court to sort out questions about Florida’s new death penalty law.

Patrick McDowell’s defense attorneys told the judge Thursday that a motion would be filed arguing that Florida’s newest death penalty law was unconstitutional.

The State Attorney's Office honored several law enforcement officers, members of the community and K9 Huk for heroic acts in 2022.

Patrick McDowell, the man accused of killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers in 2021, will appear in court Friday for a disposition hearing, according to the Nassau County Clerk of Courts.

The fourth and last batch of discovery material was released in the deadly shooting of Nassau County Sheriff’s Office deputy Joshua Moyers.

Patrick McDowell, the man accused of killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers in 2021, will appear in court Friday for a disposition hearing, according to the Nassau County Clerk of Courts.

The State Attorney’s Office on Monday released another batch of evidence in their case against Patrick McDowell, who is accused of shooting and killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

For the first time since he was wounded in the line of duty, News4JAX caught a glimpse of Jacksonville K-9 Officer Huk on Friday evening during an event in memory of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office is unveiling a memorial sign in Callahan to honor Deputy Josh Moyers, who was killed last year while conducting a traffic stop.

A Jacksonville woman accused of trying to help a man suspected in the murder of a Nassau County deputy pleaded guilty Tuesday to accessory after the fact.

One of those is asking for the state to take the death penalty off the table.

New court documents reveal the efforts fellow deputies went to trying to save Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers after he was shot during a traffic stop in September.

Families who lost loved ones in the line of duty and the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard returned home from Washington, D.C., after honoring their sacrifice.

Sheriff Leeper presented Moyers' Chevrolet Tahoe patrol vehicle, the one he was patrolling in the night of his death, now with a brand-new paint scheme. It's designed to be used by the NCSO Honor Guard and is painted to honor police officers who have died in the line of duty, including troopers and officers from other departments within Nassau County.

On Monday, the Florida Sheriffs Association honored 30 officers who died in the line of duty, including several from the Jacksonville area, by adding their names to the Memorial Wall at the organization’s headquarters in Tallahassee.

The game is named after Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

The State Attorney’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit on Wednesday honored officers and deputies who have gone above and beyond the call of duty.

A man suspected of shooting and seriously wounding a Taylor County deputy triggered a massive manhunt Wednesday and a “Florida Blue Alert.”

Every year in December, News4JAX takes a look back at some of the most memorable stories of the past 12 months.

For the first time, members of Jacksonville’s SWAT team are talking about the tense 5 days leading up the capture of the man wanted in the murder of a Nassau County Sheriff’s deputy.

The State Attorney’s Office on Wednesday released a series of videos and photos that will be used in the case against Patrick McDowell, the man accused of first-degree murder in the September shooting death of Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joshua Moyers.

The State Attorney’s Office has provided a trove of discovery material to the defense lawyers for Patrick McDowell, the man charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joshua Moyers.

The man accused of killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers during a traffic stop last month entered a not guilty plea via video conference Thursday morning during his arraignment on a first-degree murder charge.

On Saturday, the local community came together to pay tribute to fallen Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

Hundreds of supporters showed up in cars old and new Saturday to take part in a car cruise organized by Callahan Cruisers to honor fallen Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

The Callahan Soccer Club on Friday renamed its concession stand building in honor of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who was shot during a traffic stop last month and died.

The man accused of killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers during a traffic stop last month was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a charge of first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and eight counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.

The Nassau County deputy who died of his injuries after the sheriff said he was shot during a traffic stop was laid to rest Saturday afternoon.

Two men who worked beside Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers both remember their colleague as someone who wanted to make the world a better place for the people around him.

Patrick McDowell said, “I’m not stopping; I’m not going to jail,” as Nassau County Deputy Josh Moyers tried to pull him over south of Callahan one week ago, according to a woman with him in the stolen van.

The man accused of killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who was shot during a traffic stop a week ago, was scheduled to appear Friday before a judge on charges of murder and aggravated battery of a police dog but his appearance was waived.

News4Jax photojournalist Riley Storey shares his memories of a ride-along with Deputy Joshua Moyers while he was in the "Explorers" program and the lasting impression it made on him.

Carrying with him a Thin Blue Line Flag, a Central Florida boy -- who raises awareness and funds for those fallen in the line of duty -- ran a mile to honor fallen Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joshua Moyers.

The man accused of killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who was shot during a traffic stop, was booked into the Nassau County Jail and Detention Center on Thursday evening, jail records show.

U.S. Representative John Rutherford on Thursday honored the life of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers with a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

The family and fiancée of Deputy Joshua Moyers on Thursday released a statement to the public, thanking law enforcement agencies for their efforts and the Nassau County community for its support following the death of their loved one.

A wildlife sanctuary in Hilliard has found a special way to honor a fallen deputy, a wounded K-9 and the Nassau County sheriff.

A gun was found during a search for any additional evidence in the investigation into the killing of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said Thursday.

Two days after a fugitive accused of shooting and killing a Nassau County deputy was taken into custody at the Kirsten Higginbotham Sports Complex off Ball Park Road, those in charge of the facilities got their first chance to survey the damage he left behind.

To honor the memory of Deputy Joshua Moyers, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered American and state flags in certain parts of Nassau County to be flown at half staff Saturday.

Patrick McDowell, who’s accused of shooting and killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, remained in a hospital on Wednesday, a day after he was taken into custody.

A Jacksonville woman accused of helping a man suspected in the murder of a Nassau County deputy was arrested Tuesday, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

The legacy of Deputy Joshua Moyers will live on in five people, including an infant, after they received his donated organs.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers were assisting in an evidence search Wednesday related to the investigation into the death of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who was shot and killed during a traffic stop, authorities said.

The run will take place at around 7:30 p.m. and will be held in Zechariah’s hometown of Central Florida.

A search for the man accused of fatally shooting a Nassau County deputy came to an end Tuesday afternoon, with an arrest.

After a five-day search covering five square miles, Patrick McDowell -- the man accused of fatally shooting a Nassau County deputy -- surrendered Tuesday near a sports complex west of Callahan.

A man says Nassau County sheriff’s deputies and Jacksonville sheriff’s officers kicked and broke his ribs and released a K-9 on him, thinking he might have been involved in the deadly shooting of Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.

The accused killer of a Nassau County deputy was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following a flurry of law enforcement activity near a sports complex west of Callahan.

The accused killer of a Nassau County deputy was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon following a flurry of law enforcement activity near a sports complex west of Callahan.

Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who died from his injuries after he was shot early Friday morning, will be escorted Monday afternoon to the Oxley Heard Funeral Home in Fernandina Beach.

Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers, who died from his injuries after he was shot early Friday morning, will be escorted Monday afternoon to the Oxley Heard Funeral Home in Fernandina Beach.

Active-duty incidents and COVID-19 have taken the lives of 11 local law enforcement officers in the past nine years.

A Nassau County deputy who had been clinging to life after he was shot early Friday morning during a traffic stop died Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office announced.

The all-out search for 35-year-old Patrick McDowell, the man suspected of shooting a Nassau County deputy twice during a traffic stop early Friday, continued on Sunday as the reward for his capture continued to climb.

Deputy Joshua Moyers has served the Nassau County community since 2015. Now, that same community is showing its appreciation in its own way.

Authorities say a North Florida sheriff’s deputy who was recently shot twice during a traffic stop is not going to survive his injuries.

A Nassau County deputy who had been clinging to life after he was shot early Friday morning during a traffic stop is “not going to survive” his injuries, a broken-hearted Sheriff Bill Leeper announced Saturday afternoon.

As he announced that 29-year-old Deputy Joshua Moyers was “not going to survive” his injuries, an emotional Sheriff Bill Leeper said the man suspected of shooting the deputy twice during a traffic stop early Friday will “pay for it.”

A Nassau County deputy is clinging to life at UF Health Jacksonville after he was shot early Friday morning during a traffic stop of a stolen minivan.

The family of Deputy Josh Moyers, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office and the surrounding community are asking for prayers and justice.

“Anytime you get involved in a traffic stop, the officer is walking into unknown danger."

Law enforcement officers from around Northeast Florida are searching for a former Marine suspected of shooting a Nassau County deputy twice early Friday morning during a traffic stop in Callahan.