Kameron LeslieThe suspect in the Jan. 11 strangling death of a Hixson woman has been arrested in Jacksonville, Florida, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Police Department.
Kameron Leslie, 31, is charged with first degree murder in the killing of Taja Whiteside. He was found in the 7000 block of 103rd Street in Jacksonville on Wednesday and will remain in the Duval County Jail until he is extradited to Hamilton County, the release states.
Taja Whiteside / Contributed photo by Akedus HamiltonLeslie's arrest comes nearly three months after Chattanooga police named him as a suspect and over two months since he was added to the TBI's Top 10 Most Wanted list.
Numerous local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies worked together for nearly four months to locate Leslie after Whiteside's body was found in her home with blunt-force injuries to the head.