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Patrick McDowell, man accused of killing Nassau County deputy, booked into jail

He is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery on a police dog.

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla — The man accused of fatally shooting a Nassau County Sheriff's Office deputy is now behind bars.

Patrick McDowell, 35, the subject of a five-day-long manhunt, was booked into the Nassau County Jail around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

McDowell is accused of shooting Deputy Joshua Moyers twice, in the face and the back, during a traffic stop Friday. Moyers died in the hospital on Sunday, according to Sheriff Bill Leeper. McDowell also shot a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office K-9.

He is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery on a police dog. McDowell is being held without bond as he waits to be transported to Jacksonville and booked into the Duval County Jail, the sheriff's office said.

His first court appearance will be held Friday at 8 a.m. 

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Patrick McDowell, 35, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery on a police dog and is being held without bond.

McDowell was initially taken into custody on Tuesday and transported to UF Health Jacksonville to be treated for injuries from his capture.

First Coast News received photos from the capture showing the apparent wounds. Another photo shows Moyers' handcuffs binding McDowell's wrists.

"The handcuffs that we put on him were Deputy Moyers'," Sheriff Bill Leeper said during a news briefing Tuesday afternoon describing McDowell's arrest. He said he wished McDowell had given police the opportunity to shoot him and described him as a coward.

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The sheriff's office used Deputy Joshua Moyers' handcuffs to bind Patrick McDowell's wrists when he was arrested, accused in the deadly shooting of the deputy during a traffic stop Friday.
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Photos provided to First Coast News show McDowell on the ground during his arrest with apparent wounds from his capture.
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Photos provided to First Coast News show McDowell on the ground during his arrest with apparent wounds from his capture.

First Coast News will continue to update this story.

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