Body found in Memphis is that of abducted teacher and a suspect is being charged with murder, police say
CNNCNN — A body found this week in Memphis is that of a teacher who was abducted there while jogging last week, and a suspect is being charged with murder, police said Tuesday. A suspect arrested over the weekend, Cleotha Abston, 38, will be arraigned Wednesday on charges including first-degree murder – adding to kidnapping and other charges he already faced, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said. Eliza "Liza" Fletcher Memphis Police Dept Suspect appears in court on kidnapping charges Abston was arraigned Tuesday morning in a Memphis courtroom on charges filed against him before Fletcher’s body was identified: aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence. Cleotha Abston Shelby County Sheriff's Office/Associated Press The evidence in the case Fletcher’s husband told police Friday morning that she’d not returned from her early morning jog, authorities said in an affidavit filed Sunday. Surveillance footage captured from a local theater the day before Fletcher’s disappearance showed Abston wearing what authorities believe are the same pair of Champion slide sandals found at the crime scene, according to the affidavit.
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