Eliza Fletcher murder suspect due in court after new abduction, rape charges in 2021 incident
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Eliza Fletcher murder suspect Cleotha Henderson is due back in court Monday after being charged in an alleged armed September 21, 2021, rape and kidnapping of another woman.
Cleotha Henderson appears before a judge in Memphis, Tennessee, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Adam Sabes/Fox News Digital) The man charged in the death of Memphis mom and teacher Eliza Fletcher appears in court on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Adam Sabes/Fox News Digital) Cleotha Henderson is surrounded by police during a Sept. 2022 court appearance in Memphis. (Adam Sabes/Fox News Digital) Cleotha Henderson walks into a Memphis courtroom in Sept. 2022. (Adam Sabes/Fox News Digital) Eliza Fletcher with her family in an undated photograph provided by the funeral home; Eliza Fletcher poses for a selfie. (Canale Funeral Directors; Liza Fletcher/Instagram) Liza Fletcher, a 34-year-old teacher and mother of two who was killed during her morning jog last week, was laid to rest Saturday. (Jennifer Sink/Facebook, Memphis Police) Eliza Fletcher in an undated photograph; Accused killer Cleotha Henderson in Memphis court. (Liza Fletcher/Instagram; Fox News Digital) The front side of the house where the body of Eliza Fletcher was found. (Matt Symon for Fox News Digital ) Balloons outside the house where the body of Eliza Fletcher was found. (Matt Symon for Fox News Digital ) The backside of the house where the body of Eliza Fletcher was found. (Matt Symon for Fox News Digital ) The exterior of the home where the body of Eliza Fletcher was found. (Matt Symon for Fox News Digital ) The backyard of house where the body of Eliza Fletcher was found. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital) Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Adam.Sabes@fox.com and on Twitter @asabes10.
He will appear before a Shelby County, Tennessee, judge at 9 a.m. on Monday.
An indictment obtained by Fox News Digital states that Henderson "On Sept. 21, 2021, in Shelby County, Tennessee, and before the finding of this indictment, did unlawfully and intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sexually penetrate [the victim] by use of force or coercion, while armed with a weapon."
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