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Man accused of murdering Eliza Fletcher was indicted over the weekend for 2021 sexual assault


Cleotha Henderson accused of murdering Eliza Fletcher was indicted over the weekend for 2021 sexual assault


The man accused of kidnapping and murdering Eliza Fletcher on Sept. 2 was indicted over the weekend on aggravated rape and especially aggravated kidnapping for an incident that happened over a year ago.


According to court documents, Cleotha Henderson “unlawfully and intentionally, or recklessly” had intercourse with a woman “by use of force or coercion, while armed with a weapon or an article used or fashioned in a manner to lead the victim to believe it to be a weapon.”


Henderson became a suspect after DNA testing from the Eliza Fletcher case.



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