The mother of Patrick McDowell, the man accused of killing Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers in September, is speaking out.
A newly released FBI report details the interactions McDowell, 35, and his mother, Rena Jones, had in the days leading up to the shooting.‘I thought he was capable of doing it to himself’
Barreto called McDowell’s mother after looking through the FBI report. She was very open and forthcoming regarding her concerns about her son’s well-being, especially given the troubling and violent thoughts he shared with her. But she didn’t expect the shooting to happen and said she wishes she would have done more to prevent Moyers’ shooting.McDowell, a retired Marine, had run-ins with the law before, including a drug possession arrest in 2019 in Duval County, which was referred to veterans treatment court.
Jones said this is not the son she raised. She shared with Action News Jax a photo of McDowell when he was 20-years-old and home on leave.Patrick McDowell, who was 20 at the time this photo was taken, and his mom.Jones: “I thought he was capable of doing it to himself after what he went through in Iraq.”She said he struggled with PTSD. In messages from early September between him and his mom, McDowell expresses anger after he said a friend robbed him of his phone and other belongings.
“I hate my life right now. I swear I am so close to just walking out of here and going to do something way wrong,” the message from McDowell to Jones said.When Jones asks how she can help, he asks her to find the friend so he can shoot him in the face.
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