MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Memphis Police officer was sentenced Monday to more than 38 years in a plea deal for killing a man while on duty in 2021.
Patric Ferguson pleaded guilty to federal charges back in August, admitting he kidnapped Robert Howard, shot him in the back of the head, then dumped the body in the Wolf River.
He was sentenced to 465 months on three counts, and 240 months on two more counts. The sentences will be served concurrently, followed by five years of supervised release.
Former MPD officer pleads guilty to kidnapping, killing ex’s boyfriend
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…