Trial date set in Eliza Fletcher case
Cleotha Abston will go to trial Feb. 10, 2025 in Judge Lee Coffee’s courtroom for charges related to Eliza Fletcher’s kidnapping and killing. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Cleotha Abston is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, especially aggravated kidnapping, unlawful possession of a weapon and tampering with evidence in the Fletcher case.
Aarron 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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