By Bill Galluccio
Jan 11, 2021
Patric Ferguson, 29, is accused of forcing the victim,
Robert Howard, 30, into his squad car at gunpoint outside of his home. He then drove him down the street and shot him.
Howard s girlfriend reported him missing and was able to track his cellphone, which she found on the side of the road.
Investigators said that the shooting was captured on surveillance cameras and that Ferguson used his phone to search for information about cleaning up a crime scene and destroying DNA evidence. They also discovered that he purchased cinder blocks, chains, and other items used to dispose of the body, which was located near a bridge.
Credit: Memphis Police Department
A Tennessee police officer is accused of kidnapping and murdering a man in his squad car while on duty.
On Sunday, the Memphis Police Department announced that one of their own officers, Patric Ferguson, had allegedly kidnapped a 30-year-old man from a Frayser home, forced him into the back of a squad car and drove him to another location before fatally shooting him. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Ferguson was on duty at the time and knew the victim, identified by police as Robert Howard. Police allege Ferguson was acting on his own accord.