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.
Patrick McDowell read a letter, preferring to receive the death sentence over life in prison on Thursday during closing arguments in his death penalty trial.
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.