>> THE MORNING SHOW STARTS RIGHT NOW WITH THE BREAKING NEWS ALERT.
>>LAUREN VERNO: RIGHT NOW AT
9, THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR
MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A
NASSAU COUNTY DEPUTY. PATRICK
MCDOWELL HAS BEEN ON THE RUN
SINCE FRIDAY MORNING SINCE
06:00AM. WE’VE SEEN DEPUTIES
AND EVERYTHING FROM CARS AND
TRUCKS TO VOTE IN LARGE
ARMORED VEHICLES. THE SEARCH
IS CENTERED ALONG SANDY FORD
ROAD OFF U.S. 3 O ONE
CALLAHAN. GOOD MONDAY MORNING
TO YOU. MCDOWELL IS ACCUSED OF
SHOOTING DEPUTY JOSH MOYERS
DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. DID
PASS AWAY YESTERDAY?
HEARTBREAKING DETAILS HERE. HE
WAS 29. HE WAS PLANNING HIS
WEDDING WITH HIS FIANCE. I V.
>> NEWS FOR JAX’S. SEVERAL
CREWS IN NASSAU COUNTY THIS
MORNING AS DEPUTIES SEARCH FOR
MCDOWELL, WE’RE GOING TO GET
TO REPORTER ASHLEY HARDING
FIRST, ASHLEY, THIS SITUATION
IS MUCH MORE ACTIVE AND FLUID
THAN IT WAS JUST A FEW HOURS
AGO. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM ALL
OVER THE STATE WHO ARE TAKING
PART IN THIS MASSIVE MANHUNT.
>>LAUREN VERNO: WE CERTAINLY
DO. VIC AND LAUREN, GOOD
MORNING TO YOU, BO. YEAH, IT
REALLY SHOWS YOU THE VAST
DIFFERENCE AT A FEW HOURS CAN
MAKE ABOUT THE WAY IN JUST
SHOW YOU RIGHT HERE. WHAT
YOU’RE LOOKING AT IS ACTUALLY
THE MOST QUIET. WE HAVE SEEN
IT IN THE LAST HALF HOUR. 45
MINUTES OR SO YOU’RE SEEING
RIGHT? THERE ARE THE VEHICLES,
BUT THIS IS GOING PRETTY FAR
BACK. THERE ARE SO MANY
VEHICLES GOING AWAY OVER THAT
WAY. WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND
SHOW YOU SOME VIDEO THAT WE
WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE. WE JUST
SAW SO MANY AGENCIES WE SAW
BRADFORD COUNTY, EVEN AS FAR
AS MARION COUNTY, CLAY COUNTY,
NASSAU COUNTY, OF COURSE, JSO
AS WELL. WE’VE SEEN THE DIVE
TEAM. WE’VE SEEN OFFICERS
HOLDING A LOT APPEAR TO BE
LONG GUNS. WE JUST KNOW THAT
THERE’S SO MUCH GOING ON RIGHT
NOW. THEY ARE SEARCHING THIS
AREA. WE DO KNOW BECAUSE WE
SHOWED YOU LIVE A SECOND AGO.
WE JUST SEE THE VEHICLES. WE
KNOW THAT NOW THAT THAT SEARCH
IS ONGOING THERE OUT OF THEIR
VEHICLES THERE IN THE WOODS.
THEY ARE SEARCHING LOOKING ON
A MAP. WE DO KNOW THAT THERE
IS A CREEK BACK THERE. SO AS I
MENTIONED, WE SAW THE DIVE
TEAM THAT LEADS US TO BELIEVE
THAT THEY ARE SEARCHING THOSE
POSSIBILITIES AS WELL. THERE’S
JUST SO MUCH AREA TO COVER AND
LOTS OF BRUSH. IT REALLY JUST
GOES TO SHOW YOU WHAT THEY’RE
WORKING WITH HERE IN TRYING TO
COMB THROUGH MORE EVIDENCE
FINE ANYMORE. ANY SIGN OF
PATRICK MCDOWELL, YOU THE
NASSAU COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
SHARED THESE IMAGES OF HIM
BECAUSE THEY REALLY WANT
PEOPLE TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK TO
KNOW WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE TO
KNOW DEFINING FEATURES THAT
COULD SET HIM APART FROM
OTHERS. AND THAT INCLUDES HIS
TATTOOS AS WELL. THERE IS ONE
APPEARS TO BE ON HIS ARM AND
THERE’S ANOTHER DISTINCTIVE
ONE THAT IS ON HIS BACK AS
WELL. THAT MAN IS WANTED. HE
IS CONSIDERED ARMED AND
DANGEROUS WANTED FOR THE
MURDER OF THIS NASSAU COUNTY
DEPUTY. THE SEARCH NOW NOW
WELL INTO ITS 4TH DAY. SO
STILL VERY MUCH A SENSE OF
URGENCY IN TRYING TO FIND THIS
MAN TO TO, TO BRING HIM INTO
CUSTODY, OF COURSE, AND, YOU
KNOW, THE NASSAU COUNTY
SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS SAID
MULTIPLE TIMES IF YOU SEE HIM,
IF YOU KNOW HIS WHEREABOUTS,
ANYTHING THAT COULD POINT TO
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE
DIRECTION OF FINDING HIM TO
PLEASE REACH OUT AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. THEY WANT TO FIND
THIS MAN AND TO TAKE HIM INTO
CUSTODY. YOU ARE ADVISED NOT
TO APPROACH HIM YOURSELF ONCE
AGAIN. HE’S CONSIDERED ARMED
AND DANGEROUS. WE ARE STAYING
HERE AND WE WILL KEEP YOU
UPDATED ON THIS. A MASSIVE LAW
ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE AS I
MENTIONED, STARTED TO SLOW
DOWN A LITTLE BIT. BUT THAT’S
ONLY BECAUSE THE ACTION BACK
THERE HAS PICKED UP REPORTING
LIVE IN NASSAU COUNTY, ASHLEY
HARDING, CHANNEL 4, THE LOCAL
STATION. ASHLEY, THANK YOU.
MISTER JAX REPORTER BRIANNA
ANDREWS IS ALSO IN NASSAU
COUNTY THIS MORNING.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: BRIANNA,
SEVERAL COUNTY SCHOOLS ARE ON
A MODIFIED LOCKDOWN TODAY
BECAUSE OF THAT SEARCH FOR
MCDOWELL. THE POSSIBLE DANGERS
IN THE AREA. THE LOCKDOWN DOES
BRING SOME CHANGES FOR
STUDENTS, BUT THEY ARE WELL
PROTECTED ACCORDING TO SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS.
>>LENA PRINGLE: THIS ENTIRE
AREA IS INFECTED BY THIS
AFFECTED BY THIS SEARCH. I’M
GOING TO STEP OUT THE WAY YOU
ACTUALLY CAN SEE A SIGN RIGHT
BEHIND ME SAYING NASSAU FROM
LAWYERS. WE ARE JUST ONE BLOCK
AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL RIGHT
AROUND THE CORNER FROM
CALLAHAN ELEMENTARY, WHERE
THERE’S A HEAVY POLICE
PRESENCE WE’VE BEEN SEEING
POLICE COME IN AND OUT OF
THESE 2 PARKING LOTS HEADING
OUT TO PATROL AS THE SEARCH
FOR PATRICK MCDOWELL CONTINUES
IN SCHOOL, SUCH AS CALLAHAN
ELEMENTARY AND WEST NASSAU
HIGH ARE ON A PARTIAL LOCKDOWN
AS WELL AS A FEW OTHERS NEARBY
TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, PUT OUT
A CALL TO PARENTS LAST NIGHT.
TAKE A LISTEN.
>> YOUR CHILD HOME ON THAT
DAY, WILL BE A KID. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
AS WE WORK TO ENSURE THEY GET
TO STAY. OF THE ONE THING THAT
THE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
GET PATIENTS DURING DIFFICULT
TIME IN OUR COMMUNITY. HAVE A
SAFE ENJOYABLE PEOPLE.
>> AND CALLAHAN, MIDDLE AND
CALLAHAN, INTERMEDIATE ARE
ALSO ON A MODIFIED LOCKDOWN.
SO WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT
STUDENTS WILL NOT SWITCH
CLASSES. SWITCH BETWEEN
CLASSES, BUSES ARE STILL IN
THEIR REGULAR ROUTE. ROADS ARE
STILL OPEN AND IT’S NOT GOING
TO BE REALLY WHAT IT WAS ON
FRIDAY WHEN SO MANY WERE
CLOSER RUN. TO GIVE YOU
ANOTHER LOOK OF JUST THE SCENE
OUT HERE AGAIN, THIS WHOLE
AREA IS IMPACTED BY THE SEARCH
AND WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE
BEEN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
MINUTES. WE’VE BEEN SEEING LAW
ENFORCEMENT FROM SWAT TEAMS
OUT OF STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND ALSO SEVERAL DIFFERENT
PATROL CARS COMING IN AND OUT
OF THIS AREA. WE’RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AS WE
CONTINUE TO STAY OUT HERE. BUT
IN THE MEANTIME, THE
SUPERINTENDENT DID MAKE IT
CLEAR THAT PARENTS DID NOT
HAVE TO SEND THEIR STUDENTS TO
CLASS TODAY IF THEY DID NOT
CHOOSE TO, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO
HAVE UNEXCUSED ABSENT UNDER
ABSENCE UNDER THE
CIRCUMSTANCES REPORTING LIVE