Cleotha Abston has pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping.
from a street near the University of Memphis on Sept. 2 and forcing her into an SUV. Her body was found days later near a vacant duplex. He has pleaded not guilty to charges including first-degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping.
The killing of Fletcher, a 34-year-old kindergarten teacher and mother of two, shocked the Memphis community led to a flood of support for her family. Runners in Memphis and several other cities held an early-morning Abston was arrested after police detected his DNA on sandals found near the location where Fletcher was last seen, an arrest affidavit said. Fletcher died of a gunshot wound to the head. She also had injuries to her right leg and jaw fractures.
Mulroy, the Democratic district attorney, was sworn into office the day before Fletcher disappeared. He has said he has long opposed the death penalty and would vote against it if he were a legislator, but that as district attorney and Memphis’ top prosecutor, he is required to follow the law when it comes to cases that could qualify for capital punishment.unrelated first-degree murder case
Fletcher’s family was consulted about the decision to seek the death penalty against Abston and supports it, Mulroy said.
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