Cleotha Abston was charged Sunday with aggravated kidnapping and forgery, hours after police found him inside the black SUV wanted in connection with Fletcher’s disappearance. The 34-year-old wife and mother of two was jogging on Friday morning when she was forced into a dark GMC terrain. Her broken phone and water bottle were also found nearby. Memphis police continue to search for Fletcher. A second man, not currently believed to be connected to Fletcher’s kidnapping, was also charged Sunday during the investigation. The alleged SUV the suspect was driving and picked up Fletcher. Man accused of kidnapping missing Tennessee teacher Eliza Fletcher Mario Abston, 36, was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture and sell fentanyl, possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture and sell heroin and was convicted of possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. Both men were booked into the Shelby County Jail early Sunday. Fletcher’s family offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to her return. “It’s just a matter of waiting and hoping and praying,” her father-in-law, Richard Fletcher Jr, told The Post. Fletcher said he visited his son, Richard Fletcher III, and they talked “about his wife [being] what’s missing is how hard it is and how unexpected it is and how hard it is to deal with something that seems so random.” Fletcher was arrested after an early morning jog on September 2, 2022. Memphis Police Department Fletcher’s grandfather was hardware magnate Joseph Orgill III, who founded the privately held family business Orgill Inc., which employs 5,500 people and does $3 billion in annual sales, according to its website.
