arrested

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Later on Friday, Police Scotland said a 19-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with a data protection offence, following a complaint of personal information being shared online relating to a Scottish football official.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

FBI director Kash Patel said on X that his agency had arrested and returned Al-Saadi to the United States, calling him a "high-value target responsible for mass global terrorism."

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The Justice Department said Al-Saadi was arrested overseas on the charges and transported to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Deisy Rivera Ortega, who came to the US from El Salvador, was arrested on 14 April when she and her husband, Sgt Jose Serrano, went in for a scheduled immigration appointment in El Paso, Texas.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Edman Spangler, the thirty-nine-year-old stagehand from Ford’s Theatre, was also arrested.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson