MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Memphis police officer has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with the deadly shooting of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend in 2021.
In court Thursday, Patric Ferguson admitted to kidnapping Robert Howard, shooting him in the back of the head, and then dumping his body in the Wolf River.
As part of a plea agreement, Ferguson would receive 38 years in prison and waive his right to an appeal. A judge still has to sign off on the deal.
In May, Joshua Rogers pleaded guilty in federal court to destroying evidence by helping Ferguson dispose of Howard’s body.
Prosecutors said on January 5, 2021, while Ferguson was on duty, he went to the home of his ex-girlfriend, a fellow MPD officer, and confronted her new boyfriend, Howard…