Fired Mobile Police Sergeant-Wife Arrested For Tampering With Evidence
By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
October 29, 2025
MOBILE, Ala. A fired Mobile police officer and his wife have been arrested and charged with evidence tampering related to their son’s accident.
Former Sergeant Gary Rogers, who was terminated after removing items including a fleece pullover jacket following the December accident on Lott Road in Wilmer. The Mobile County Personnel Board upheld that firing last month. The wreck claimed the life of Nolan McDavid, a student at the University of South Alabama.
The Personnel Board found that Rogers, a decorated 21-year veteran of the force who rose to the rank of sergeant, acted improperly. City lawyers contended he was untruthful about his actions when questioned by investigators.
Rogers faces one count of tampering with physical evidence is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum of one year in jail, and his wife, Courtney Rogers, faces an identical charge and was previously charged with two counts of intimidating a witness.
Their son, Dawson Rogers, faces a reckless murder charge, although a judge granted his request to be treated as a “youthful offender,” which means his records are sealed and his maximum punishment would be capped at three years in prison, if convicted.
Prosecutors allege that Rogers was drunk and speeding when he crossed over the center line.
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