JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Nearly four months after 58-year-old Alesa Leach was found dead in a Jacksonville home, the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Monday that it had arrested Joseph Anderson on a murder warrant.<\/p>\n
Authorities said Leach was discovered covered in blood on a mattress in a home on West 14th Street near Myrtle Avenue in November. Investigators later found evidence they said placed Anderson, 49, in the home with Leach when she died.<\/p>\n
JSO said Leach had an injunction against Anderson. A warrant alleging a violation of that injunction was filed, and Anderson was arrested in Connecticut on Dec. 5, 2025. He was extradited to Jacksonville and held in the Duval County jail.<\/p>\n
On Friday, JSO obtained and served a separate arrest warrant charging Anderson with murder while he remained in custody. <\/p>\n
He faces a murder charge and unspecified additional charges, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office did not immediately provide additional details about the evidence or the specific nature of the other charges.<\/p>\n
News4JAX has requested Anderson\u2019s arrest report to learn more.<\/p>\n
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