Cleotha Abston, 38, was arrested and charged with aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence, the Memphis Police Department said in a statement Sunday. The whereabouts of Fletcher, who refers to Lisa, remain unknown. According to a police affidavit obtained by Memphis news outlets, Abston was identified by his DNA on a pair of Champion slide sandals found at the scene near where Fletcher’s cell phone was found. The affidavit states that Fletcher, a kindergarten teacher and mother of two, was reported missing Friday morning by her husband after she did not return home from her regular 4 a.m. run. A member of the public found Fletcher’s cell phone and sandals and gave them to her family, who then turned them over to investigators, the affidavit said. When police reviewed video surveillance from where the phone was found, they were able to find video of Fletcher forcing his way into the car. The video showed a black GMC Terrain “passing and then waiting for the victim to run,” according to the affidavit. When Fletcher appeared, “a male came out of the [SUV]aggressively ran toward the victim” and, after a struggle, forced her into the passenger side. The SUV sat for four minutes before driving away. After DNA was identified on the sandals, investigators said they were able to obtain video of Abston wearing them the day before the abduction and found that he was currently living at an address owned by a woman who owned a black GMC Terrain. Abston’s presence at the scene of the abduction was also verified by cell phone records. The affidavit states that investigators spoke with Abston’s neighbors and learned that on Friday morning he was seen cleaning the interior of the SUV and “acting strangely.” Another person saw Abson washing clothes in the sink of the home where he lived and “acting very strange,” the affidavit said.
