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A tragic week for Memphis began with the location of Eliza Fletcher’s body last Monday in South Memphis, three days after she was abducted on Central Avenue near Zach Curlin during an early morning run. The body was not identified as Fletcher until the following day, and suspect Cleotha Abston was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping after the identification. Friday morning, more than a thousand people showed up in the predawn hours to finish the run Fletcher was on at the time of her abduction, and Fletcher was laid to rest Saturday following a funeral at Second Presbyterian Church. As Memphians were mourning Fletcher, more violence erupted with a Wednesday shooting spree by a gunman on the move. When the day was over, six people had been shot in the rampage, and three died. The suspect, Ezekiel Kelly, was released early from a three-year sentence less than six months ago. — Metro editor Ron Maxey
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They didn’t let fear stop them. Exactly one week after Eliza Fletcher’s abduction and death, more than a thousand Memphians turned out at 4:20 a.m. to finish the run that Eliza could not.
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Though it includes 10 judges and 10 divisions, Shelby County’s criminal court system had only tried 32 cases by August of this year — and there’s a backlog of 465 pending trials.
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According to the Shelby County Criminal Justice System Portal, Ezekiel Kelly is wanted for first-degree murder on a warrant that was issued Wednesday, Sept. 7.
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Lyash cited stability, discounted base rates and flexibility for utilities to build out carbon-free generation as the biggest draws for a long-term contract, but its terms are nonnegotiable.
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Teri Dockery was appointed to the vacant District 4 council seat last month. She isn’t a candidate in the Nov. 8 special election for the council seat but is eyeing a full four-year term on the October 2023 ballot.
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The body found in South Memphis on Labor Day has been identified as missing jogger Eliza Fletcher, police said Tuesday, Sept. 6.
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