arrest
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Certain congregants encouraged Hackney to stay with Sam after his arrest, which the author said didn’t result in a trial or prison time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Immediately after his arrest, Pirro and Trump claimed they had definitive proof Hearn had caused more than $1,000 in damage.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Fire officials took 65-year-old Herbert Wayne Smith into custody on Monday around 7:45 p.m., according to arrest records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"But it's also about not letting that arrest your momentum because the only way you can land on your feet is through those difficult experiences."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
He recited charges placed against Theo at the time of his arrest, along with the physical descriptions and information available about him.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
No arrests were made at the time and the investigation was closed pending any new lines of inquiry.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Meanwhile, 701 arrests were made in the West Midlands and 693 in the South West - a 22% and 44% increase respectively.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
ICE is holding more than 65,000 detainees as the agency touts record-high arrests this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The cooperation, which started last summer, has led to hundreds of arrests so far, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
No arrests were made, so there were no convictions.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
Farinacci was allegedly seen kneeling near grass at the site of the latest blaze and was later found to have matches and a lighter, the Spokane County Sheriff said when he was arrested on Monday.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The 37-year-old was arrested earlier this week in a forest near the city of Spokane, Washington, where more than 65,000 people were forced to evacuate due to three fires.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Late last month in Denver, ICE officers arrested a woman on a jet bridge for a Southwest flight, an incident that was recorded on video and drew media attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Taele was arrested Sunday during his second visit to the golf course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The soldiers arrested Powell, Mary Surratt, her daughter, Anna, Lewis Weichmann, and the rest of the boarders.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Having been caught out, the force stepped up its efforts to investigate who was behind the illegal event, eventually arresting more than 40 people and charging 25, several of whom have now been convicted.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The same two men figure in one of the book’s most arresting episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
He is protected by thousands of Indigenous supporters who have so far prevented police from arresting him.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
“Beauties” is more arresting on a number of levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
No less arresting is Lyme disease, which comes from the bite of a tiny deer tick.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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