arrested

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But when police arrived, it was Henry – a University of Southampton finance student – who was handcuffed and arrested after Digwa made his bogus accusations.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Over the next year and a half, she would be arrested nearly a dozen times.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Rachel Shenton, prosecuting, said the pair left the scene and ran from officers when they were tracked down, before being arrested.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Snyder also was charged with trying to escape from the Palmdale station jail the day after he was arrested.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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