Law enforcement was searching an area on Sunday near where kidnapping suspect Cleotha Abston could be seen washing clothes and cleaning his car after the abduction.
Memphis police gather at Pine Hill Community Center in the area where Eliza Fletcher’s alleged abductor lives.MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police are searching various locations throughout Memphis on Sunday in relation to the, a billionaire heiress and mother of two who was abducted on Friday morning while out for a morning run.
Cleotha Abston, 38, was arrested on Saturday in connection with Fletcher's disappearance. Law enforcement officers set up a mobile command center and were using K-9s to search near a home where Abston could be seen washing clothes and cleaning the interior of his vehicle on Friday. Surveillance video reviewed by police captured the violent abduction, showing a man fighting with the 34-year-old kindergarten teacher and forcing her into a GMC Terrain. Police used K-9s and ATVs to search a park near the home where Cleotha Abston cleaned his vehicle on Friday.
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