So police arrested Cleotha Abston in the disappearance of Eliza Fletcher. Abston was charged in 2001 with kidnapping and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. A repeat offender. Shocker. pic.twitter.com/8SsfYpOGhu
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 said they located that GMC terrain at Abston's residence on Saturday and took him into custody after he attempted to flee.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed that Abston's DNA was found on the sandals and surveillance video showed him wearing them the day before the kidnapping.
More than two decades ago, Abston was charged with aggravated robbery and kidnapping for forcing prominent Memphis attorney Kemper Durand into the trunk of his car in May 2000.
田纳西州曼菲斯市警方于3日宣布,34岁伊莉莎佛莱契(Eliza Fletcher)截至目前仍然失踪,警方持续追查她下落。
案情指,佛莱契上周五凊晨4时半左右在曼菲斯大学附近慢跑时,被一辆尾随的深色休旅车上人士掳走。警方已寻获她遗落的智能手机和水瓶。
警方正在追查这起绑架案是预谋还是随机犯案,目前已拘留一名男子,并锁定与佛莱契被绑案有关的汽车。当局未公布被拘留者的身份。
佛莱契在当地一间幼儿园任教,她的祖父是美国最大五金建材公司欧吉尔(Orgill)的共同经营人乔瑟夫欧吉尔(Joseph Orgill);根据福布斯(Forbes)网站,这家公司在全美最大民营企业
榜排行第143名,公司价值32亿美元(约981亿元台币)。
虽然佛莱契是企业继承人,但目前不知道她的实际身家数字。她已婚育有两个小孩,她的家人已悬赏5万美元(约153万元台币)给任何能提供其下落的人。
佛莱契的家人透过电视台新闻发表声明,感谢执法人员的搜索。佛莱契的丈夫理察佛莱契三世(Richard Fletcher III)在镜头前说话时更情绪激动,呼吁知情者提供线索。