In a decision that shocked even his own legal team, Patrick McDowell told the jury to make him pay for his crime, the murder of a Nassau County Sheriff's deputy.
After nearly three hours, Nassau County jurors recommended death for Patrick McDowell, the man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a Nassau County Deputy in 2021.
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.
In their final bid to sway the jury on whether or not to recommend the death penalty for Patrick McDowell, prosecutors and McDowell’s defense team will make their closing arguments Thursday in his sentencing trial.
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.