Eliza Fletcher

One person has been arrested, charged in the disappearance of a 34-year-old Memphis teacher, although police still don't know where Eliza Fletcher is.

We grieve for ourselves, we grieve for the Fletchers and we also grieve for our city. Hale noted the presence squatters and said there used to be a security officer guarding the front gates, but that only for a short period. She told investigators Cleotha Abston did not live there, but "she saw Cleotha Abston cleaning the interior of the GMC Terrain with floor cleaner and stated that he was behaving oddly." They have a lot of potential, [management] just need to take care of it,” Hale said. Fletcher, a mother of two and teacher at St. Along with confirming the car from the license plate, surveillance footage also showed the car to have "noticeable damage" to the rear passenger-side taillight, which was also visible to Marshals at the apartment complex. Abston was also convicted of aggravated kidnapping just over 22 years ago, according to court records. Police questioned the owner of Majesty's Cleaning Service, where Abston worked, and she verified he drove the Terrain and also provided investigators with his cell phone number. He has not been charged in relation to Fletcher's disappearance. Another woman was interviewed, although it is not clear from the affidavit when or where she spoke to law enforcement. Police say that video showed a black GMC Terrain passing by and then waiting for Fletcher to run past. "During this abduction, there appeared to be a struggle."

Fletcher, who vanished on Friday after being violently abducted during her morning jog, is the heiress of a billion dollar fortune made from a hardware ...

Cleotha Abston [ was charged Sunday](https://nypost.com/2022/09/04/eliza-fletcher-abduction-suspect-cleotha-abston-charged/) with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence, but his motive remains unclear and Fletcher has yet to be located. The paper described Orgill Inc. [Historic Memphis](https://historic-memphis.com/biographies/orgill/orgill.html), Orgill is the city’s oldest running business, founded in 1847. [143rd largest private company](https://www.forbes.com/companies/orgill/?sh=5ee1a3f87f0d) in the country in 2021, raking in $3.2 billion in revenue that year. [in the Commercial Appeal newspaper](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2018/03/14/memphis-joseph-joe-orgill-iii-died-dead/425062002/). [teacher Eliza Fletcher](https://nypost.com/2022/09/04/new-details-emerge-in-violent-eliza-fletcher-kidnapping/) comes from a pedigreed Tennessee family that founded a $3.2 billion private hardware company and is well known within the city.

Eliza Fletcher is still missing after she was forced into a vehicle while jogging near University of Memphis campus, police say.

At around 10.45am on Saturday, a US Marshals task force went to the address and saw the vehicle and Abston standing in the doorway. Liza has touched the hearts of many people and it shows. More than anything we want to see Liza returned home safely.” A man approached and forced her into a dark-colored GMC Terrain, after a brief struggle. In 2001, he was sentenced to 24 years in prison but was eligible to serve only 85%, or 20 years. He was released some time in the last two years, Fox13 reported.

Eliza Fletcher was last seen early on Friday jogging in Memphis. She was forced into a dark-colored S.U.V. and remains missing, the police said.

Fletcher is an heiress to the company’s fortune. “It is believed and supported by the facts and physical evidence that she suffered serious injury,” court records said. Cleotha Abston worked for a cleaning service, his employer confirmed to the police. The shoes were linked by DNA testing to Cleotha Abston, and video evidence also showed him wearing the shoes, court records said. A person who was biking in the area around 6:45 a.m. used in the abduction, court records said. He was charged with drug and weapon possession charges. Abston had been in the S.U.V. Video surveillance showed that a person exited the S.U.V. on Friday when she was forced into a dark-colored S.U.V., the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Fletcher, 34, who also goes by Liza, was last seen jogging near the University of Memphis campus at about 4:30 a.m. She was forced into a dark-colored S.U.V.

The 34-year-old's family had offered a $50000 (£43000) reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible for her disappearance.

More than anything, we want to see Liza returned home safely." The development comes after the woman's family offered a $50,000 (£43,000) reward on Friday night through Crimestoppers for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible for her disappearance. The 34-year-old's family had offered a $50,000 (£43,000) reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible for her disappearance.

Surveillance video showed Fletcher, granddaughter of the late billionaire Joseph Orgill III, being dragged into an SUV, police said.

DNA on the sandals matched that of a 38-year-old man named Cleotha Abston, Memphis police said in a statement on Twitter. Abston has been charged with “especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence,” police said. Abston tried to flee but was detained by a team of U.S. There have been 68 reported kidnappings or abductions in Memphis this year, according to [Memphis public safety data](https://publicsafety.memphistn.gov/#!/dashboard?places=&restrictedPlaces=&categories=1:1%3D1%262%3D1-8%263%3D1-4%264%3D1-3%265%3D1-4%266%3D1%267%3D1-4%268%3D1%269%3D1-2%2610%3D1-5%2611%3D1-3%2612%3D1-15%2613%3D1-3%2614%3D1-10%2615%3D1-2%2616%3D1%2617%3D1-2&start_date=2022-08-19&end_date=2022-09-02&lat=35.1495&lng=-89.90719999999999&zoom=10&shapeIds=&shapeGroupId=me95-vbw4&mapType=Map&listViewTab=overview&overlayLayers=&search_field=&search_value=&autoUpdate=false&heatFilters=&statusFilter=&choroplethField=count&searchType=&include_restricted_places=false). They found Abston on Saturday evening outside his last known address, an apartment complex in front of which the SUV in question was parked. Police suspect Fletcher, a mother of two, suffered “serious injury” during the abduction.

The suspect accused of abducting a 34-year-old teacher in Tennessee was identified with the help of DNA from sandals found nearby.

[Eliza Fletcher, a mother of two and the granddaughter to billionaire Joseph Orgill III, was abducted ](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/eliza-fletcher-abducted-memphis-morning-run-b2159009.html)during a 4am jog in her neighbourhood near the University of [Memphis](/topic/memphis) campus on Friday. Later in the day, officers released blurry photos of the car they suspect was used to abduct Ms Fletcher. “The Champion slides sandals were found in this area. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) Her phone was also found with the sandals. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. [charged him with “aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence”](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/eliza-fletcher-arrest-tennessee-b2159486.html). [Tennessee](/topic/tennessee) was identified with the help of [DNA](/topic/dna) from sandals found nearby.

Cleotha Abston had his bond set at $500,000 by a judge on Sunday after he was charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence in ...

The car parked in a nearby lot with the victim seemingly inside for four minutes before driving off. More than anything, we want to see Liza returned home safely." Fletcher was reported missing at around 7:45 a.m. [Police](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/police) say a struggle ensued before her attacker managed to shove her into a GMC Terrain. [GMC Terrain](https://www.newsweek.com/2022-gmc-sierra-1500-denali-ultimate-review-big-price-big-refinement-1729561) "passing and then waiting for the victim to run by" before the attacker ran "aggressively toward the victim," an affidavit stated. [street abduction](https://www.newsweek.com/parents-edge-two-failed-kidnappings-less-two-hours-washington-state-1739070) of heiress Eliza Fletcher, who was bundled into a car [while out jogging](https://www.newsweek.com/woman-threatening-call-cops-over-neighbor-jogging-4-m-sparks-fury-1686377)—but her whereabouts remain unknown.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The search continues for Eliza Fletcher, the missing mother of two. From the sky to the ground, a massive search is underway across Memphis ...

Cleotha Abston was a "creep" and "pervert" who constantly tried to pay women for sex, according to neighbors.

I just want to have some fun.” “During the abduction, there appeared to be a struggle,” according to the affidavit, which cited “noticeable damage to the back-passenger taillight area” of the GMC Terrain. “He creepy, he really creepy,” she told the Mail. [charged Sunday with snatching Fletcher](https://nypost.com/2022/09/04/new-details-emerge-in-violent-eliza-fletcher-kidnapping/) — who comes from a pedigreed Tennessee family that founded a $3.2 billion private hardware company — and forcing her into a black SUV in a “violent” manner while she jogged in the early hours Friday. “He was a weird pervert,” said the neighbor, only giving the name April. [hardware heiress Eliza Fletcher ](https://nypost.com/2022/09/04/who-is-the-billionaire-family-of-missing-teacher-eliza-fletcher/)was a “creep” and “pervert” who constantly tried to pay women for sex, according to neighbors.