Judge gives timeline for Cleotha Henderson trials
Cleotha Henderson’s trial for the alleged rape of Alicia Franklin in 2021 will precede a trial for the 2022 slaying of Eliza Fletcher, Judge Lee Coffee said Friday, Sept. 15. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Judge Lee Coffee urged Eliza Fletcher’s family to remain patient as they await a trial that will occur after Henderson is tried for allegedly raping Alicia Franklin in 2021.
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Cleotha Henderson Alicia Franklin Lee Coffee Eliza FletcherAarron 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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