One year later: Where the cases against Cleotha Henderson and Ezekiel Kelly stand
Sept. 7, 2022: Memorial balloons and stuffed animals are left on the porch of the abandoned house at 1666 Victor St. where the body of Eliza Fletcher was found. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped and murdered on Sept. 2, 2022. Three days later, a shooting spree paralyzed the city. One man was arrested in each case. Here’s where those cases stand.
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Eliza Fletcher Cleotha Abston Cleotha Henderson Ezekiel Kelly Memphis crimeAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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