The man charged with the abduction and murder of Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher appeared again in court on Wednesday and was ordered held without bond. Abston, called Henderson by the court because that is his “true valid name,” appeared Tuesday on kidnapping and tampering with evidence charges, as CrimeOnline reported. He was ordered back to …
The suspect in the kidnapping and killing of Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher may well face the death penalty, CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says. Prosecutors have not said if they will seek execution for Cleotha Abston, 38, which in Tennessee could come in the form of either lethal injection or electrocution. “This is a qualifier to the …
Memphis police have arrested one of two suspects in the kidnapping of a mom and her 1-year-old child last week as the mom was loading groceries into her car in a Target parking lot. As CrimeOnline previously reported, an armed man demanded cash from the mother and then grabbed the toddler from her car and …
Surveillance video obtained by WREG shows Cleotha Abston arriving at his brother’s apartment complex just hours after he allegedly abducted Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher during her morning jog. The video ultimately shows Abston spending an hour cleaning the passenger side of the black GMC Terrain.
A Florida judge on Tuesday denied an attempt by OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney’s attorney to restrict potential evidence in her upcoming trial on charges that she stabbed her boyfriend to death in their luxury Miami apartment earlier this year. Clenney, 26, was arrested in Hawaii last month and brought back to Florida to stand trial …
A Georgia deputy police chief arrested last week for soliciting a prostitute in Florida got scammed out of $200 by another prostitute the night before his arrest. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said that Cartersville Police Department Deputy Chief Jason DiPrima, 49, was arrested on Thursday as part of a “very successful” human trafficking sting …
Eliza Fletcher’s family thanked law enforcement and asked for privacy in a statement released Tuesday after Memphis police announced that remains found the night before were those of the missing kindergarten teacher and mom. The family said little during the four day hunt for Fletcher, 34, who was violently abducted while out on a run …
The suspect in the abduction and murder of Memphis mom and teacher Eliza Fletcher made his first court appearance Tuesday morning and was ordered back to court on Wednesday. Cleotha Abston, 38, was arraigned on the initial charges filed against him — extremely aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence along with three misdemeanors. He was …
Accused child murderer Lori Vallow’s sole surviving child has been arrested and accused of sexual assault. Colby Ryan — the biological son of Vallow’s second husband, William Lagioia — was booked into Maricopa County Jail in Arizona on September 4 on two counts of domestic violence sexual assault, according to KSAZ. Court documents say the …
A Mississippi man has been jailed for allegedly shooting his girlfriend and her parents on Sunday. Deon Woods, 32, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of domestic violence-aggravated assault, WLOX reported. Deputies arrived on the scene in Long Beach Sunday evening and found the three victims with gunshot wounds. …
New York police are questioning a 20-year-old ice cream truck driver after he allegedly arranged a meeting with a 10-year-old girl on social media. Investigators said the pair met up in person Sunday afternoon in Mariner’s Harbor on Staten Island, WABC reported, and the girl went home afterward. When she arrived home, her mom called …
A Philadelphia man has been charged with attempted murder and endangering the welfare of children for allegedly shooting the mother of his children in the face while the kids — ages 1 to 8 — were in the apartment. Karell Young reportedly shot the 29-year-old mother of three of his four children Saturday morning; the …
