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A jury, after deliberating for seven hours, found Cleotha Abston guilty of raping a woman a year before being charged with Eliza Fletcher's abduction. ....
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Closing arguments will begin Thursday in the rape trial of Cleotha Abston. He is accused of raping Alicia Franklin in 2021, one year before being accused of kidnapping and killing Memphis school teacher Eliza Fletcher. Abston is charged with rape, kidnapping, and unlawful possession of a weapon. He has pleaded not guilty […] ....
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The man accused of kidnapping and killing a Memphis school teacher is expected to go on trial this week for a separate rape case. Cleotha Abston is charged with aggravated rape, especially aggravated kidnapping and unlawful possession of a weapon in the case of Alicia Franklin. Jury selection for Franklin’s case began on Monday. […] ....
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A criminal court judge rejected the request to move Cleotha Abston’s upcoming trial out of Shelby County during a court hearing Wednesday. The hearing was in reference to a trial scheduled for April 8 for an alleged rape involving Alicia Franklin that happened a year before Abston is accused of kidnapping and […] ....