Civil Rights, Obstruction Charges Related, Fatal Shooting Monday — Former Memphis Police Department Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights, Firearms, Kidnapping, and Obstruction Charges Related to Fatal Shooting | United States Justice Department.
announcement Former Memphis Police Department Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights, Firearms, Kidnapping, and Obstruction Charges Related to Fatal Shooting Monday, December 1, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs Patric J. Rogers pleaded guilty on May 8, to obstruction charges related to the cover up of Ferguson’s fatal shooting. Ferguson, 34, a former Memphis Police Department Officer, was sentenced today to 38 years in prison for civil rights, firearms, kidnapping, and obstruction offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of a man identified by the initials
R.H.“This defendant committed a premeditated murder while using his position as a police officer, not to protect the Memphis community, but to perpetrate this horrendous crime and shield himself from suspicion and liability,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. “While no prison sentence can undo the defendant’s heartless crimes, today’s sentence holds the defendant accountable and sends a clear message that no one is above the law. The Justice Department will aggressively prosecute those who violate the rights of the people they are sworn to protect.”“This sentence reenforces that violating an individual’s
constitutional rights will not be tolerated,” said U.S. Our office remains committed to protecting our communities from any and all abuses of power.”Documents filed in connection with the defendant’s plea established that Ferguson, while on duty as a Memphis Police Department officer on Jan. Rogers is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee, and Special Agent in Charge Joseph E. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee. “This defendant tarnished his badge and undermined this community’s faith in