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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Man charged in jogger abduction kidnapped attorney in 2000

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 22 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping.

U.S. Marshals arrested 38-year-old Cleotha Abston on Saturday after police detected his DNA on a pair of sandals found near where Eliza Fletcher was last seen, according to an arrest affidavit. Police also linked the vehicle they believe Fletcher was forced into to a person at a residence where Abston was staying.

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