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<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#453b3c"><strong>Tennessee cop hit with murder and kidnapping charges after he admits to forcing a man into his squad car and shooting him dead &#8211; while still on-duty </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#453b3c"><strong>Officer Patric Ferguson faces multiple charges in the death of 30-yer-old Robert Howard in memphis, TN, on Jan 6 </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#453b3c"><strong>Ferguson, 29, is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree murder in perpetration of aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated kidnapping, abuse of a corpse, fabrication and tampering with evidence</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#453b3c"><strong>Ferguson is accused of kidnapping and fatally shooting Howard while on duty </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#453b3c"><strong>Ferguson allegedly, has admitted to killing the victim who was dating his ex, who is also a police officer</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#453b3c"><strong>Police say the officer Ferguson forced the victim into his patrol car before shooting him at a quiet intersection and dumping the body </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#453b3c"><strong>A day later he rcruited his friend, Joshua Rogers, who helped move the body to another a location </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#453b3c"><strong>Howard&#8217;s body was recovered Sunday near the Wolf River bridge in Memphis</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#453b3c"><strong>Howard&#8217;s girlfriend reported him missing three days before his body was found</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style="color:#453b3c"><strong>Joshua Rogers, 28, faces accessory charges in connection with Howard&#8217;s death</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Patric-Ferguson-left-and-Joshua-Rogers-right-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-367636"/><figcaption><strong>Memphis Police Dept officer Patric Ferguson [left] was charged with kidnapping and killing Robert Howard while he was on duty. His pal Joshua Rogers [right] was charged as an accessory after the fact</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>A Tennessee police officer was charged with kidnapping a man, fatally shooting him in a squad car and dumping his body while on duty, authorities said.<br>Patric Ferguson, 29, a Memphis police officer since 2018, was charged in the death of 30-year-old Robert Howard of Memphis. Also charged in in the crime Joshua Rogers, 28, faces accessory charges in connection with the murder after helping to dispose of the body. <br>Ferguson and Howard were known to each other, police said, but it&#8217;s unclear if Rogers, the second person accused person and the victim were familiar with each other. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Robert-Howard-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-367648"/><figcaption><strong>Robert Howard, [photo], a father-of-three would have turned 31 on Jan 30. Instead, on Jan 6 he was abducted and murdered by an on duty officer from Memphis Police Dept. Authorities said he was dating the ex of officer Patric Ferguson who allegedly, has admitted to the killing</strong> </figcaption></figure>



<p>. On January 6th, . He’s the father of 3 children. Robert would have been 31 on the 30th of this month, <br>Fox 13 <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Dakarai_Turner/status/1348711489918693376?s=20">reported</a> Monday that three law enforcement sources said that the kidnapping and murder occurred because Howard had been dating Ferguson&#8217;s ex-girlfriend, who is also a Memphis Police Department officer. <br> &#8216;No one is above the law,&#8217; Memphis Police Director Mike Rallings said in a statement.<br> &#8216;Knowing that a Memphis Police Officer, someone who took an oath to protect and serve, made the decision to commit this horrific crime is devastating. <br>&#8216;His actions were not that of a law enforcement officer and should not reflect on fellow officers,&#8217; Rallings said.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Robert-Howard-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-367644"/><figcaption><strong>Robert Howard was reported missing by his girlfriend on Jan 6. Her ex, Officer Ferguson, allegedly kidnapped, her current boyfriend and then killed him while he was on duty. Howard&#8217;s body was recovered Sunday near the Wolf River bridge in Memphis</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Howard was reported missing by his girlfriend on January 6, Memphis police said in a statement Sunday on <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MEM_PoliceDept/status/1348174754021310464/photo/1">Twitter</a>. <br>Police said that the woman tracked Howard’s cell phone to the intersection of Lamar Avenue and Shelby Drive, where she found the phone, but not her boyfriend, leading to a City Watch Alert being issued for Howard on January 8.<br>Police <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/MEM_PoliceDept/status/1348376965271740416?s=20">said</a> a body, believed to be Howard, was recovered Sunday near the Wolf River bridge. <br>An investigation determined that Howard had been taken from outside his home and then been shot by Ferguson, who knew Howard and was on duty at the time. <br>According to authorities, Ferguson had acted &#8216;on his own accord&#8217; and armed himself with his personal handgun, before forcing Howard into the back of a patrol car and driving to Frayser Boulevard and Denver Street &#8211; about 20miles from where his phone was found &#8211; where Ferguson shot and killed Howard.<br>Ferguson allegedly left Howard&#8217;s body at an unspecified location and then returned later to move it.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Intersection-where-officer-Patric-Ferguson-allegedly-shot-Joshua-Howard-in-the-back-of-a-squad-car-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-367646"/><figcaption><strong>The intersection in Meemphis, TN, where Ferguson allegedly shot Howard in the back of a squad car on Jan 6</strong></figcaption></figure>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Patric-Ferguson-left-and-Joshua-Rogers-right-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-367645"/><figcaption><strong>Ferguson [left], allegedly admitted to police that he killed Howard, and asking his friend, Rogers,[right], to help him move the body on Jan 7 </strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Police said that Ferguson’s cell phone search history had included multiple queries regarding crime scene cleanup and how to destroy DNA evidence, <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/01/10/memphis-police-officer-arrested-murder-kidnapping/">WMC Action News 5</a> reported.<br>Additional evidence police found included Ferguson buying cinderblocks, chains and padlocks at a local hardware store, and surveillance video capturing the actual shooting. <br>Police said that Ferguson admitted to having kidnapped and killed Howard, and asking his friend, Rogers, to help him move the body on January 7. <br>While executing search warrants, police said they found bloody towels in Ferguson&#8217;s car that had been used to clean up the crime scene and also found the gun used in the slaying at a home. <br>Rogers allegedly admitted to police that he helped Ferguson move Howard&#8217;s body to Rogers&#8217; home. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Patric-Ferguson-left-and-Robert-Howard-right-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-367642"/><figcaption><strong>Police said Ferguson (left in grey) admitted that he had kidnapped and killed Howard, while his friend Rogers (right), was said to have helped move Howard&#8217;s body</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Ferguson faces several charges, including first-degree murder, first-degree murder in perpetration of aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated kidnapping, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with and fabricating evidence, according to the Memphis Police Department. <br>Rogers is being charged with accessory after the fact, abuse of a corpse and tampering with and fabricating evidence. <br>Ferguson was <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/mpd-officer-charged-after-confessing-murder-kidnapping-duty/JLE5AEF7MJG4XNHR4VTFIU33ZI/">fired</a> following his arrest police said. He is being held without bond. His co-defendant, Joshua Rogers was released on Sunday on a $25,000 bond<a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/trending/affidavit-killing-man-by-on-duty-memphis-police-officer-captured-surveillance-camera/576PWUQMQNBTJO6OLUF26WNNRY/?_website=cmg-tv-10060">.</a><br>A <a rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bury-my-son-robert-howard?utm_source=facebook&;fbclid=IwAR3kxExOMtSc-5IyHbdP2Od4mIauKDqg_1DOqotMFD4eGMgdRyUU0K__i1Q">GoFundMe</a> apparently set up by Howard&#8217;s mother to help raise money for his funeral noted that he was a father of three children who would have turned 31 on January 30. </p>

