Tennessee Man Sentenced for Aiding Memphis Police Department Officer in Destroying Evidence Related to On-Duty Fatal Shooting

Joshua M. Rogers, 33, of Tennessee was sentenced yesterday to 56 months in prison for his role in destroying evidence related to a police officer’s fatal shooting of a man identified by the initials R.H. Documents filed in connection with the defendant’s plea established that Rogers’ co-defendant, Patric J. Ferguson, was on duty as an officer with the Memphis Police Department when Ferguson kidnapped and fatally shot R.H. on Jan. 5, 2021. The defendant aided Ferguson in covering up the fatal shooting. The defendant assisted Ferguson as he purchased chains, padlocks, and cinderblocks from a store and affixed them around the victim’s body. Once the victim’s body was weighed down by the items, the defendant and Ferguson drove to the Wolf River in Memphis, where they disposed of the victim’s body. Ferguson was sentenced to 38 years in prison on Dec. 1.