custody
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Sharbaugh set a hearing for Thursday on the continued detention of Allen, who remains in custody.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
Magistrate Judge Matthew J. Sharbaugh, who presided over the hearing, set a second hearing for Thursday morning to determine whether Allen will be held in custody.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
And they learned that Yasser Lopez, a classmate, had been stopped in a car with three friends on the way to a soccer game and taken into custody.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Only two North Korean troops have been taken alive and are currently in custody of Ukrainian authorities.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Four hours later Sara Maria Martinez was released from custody into the care of a man claiming to be Gerald Anderson, attorney-at-law.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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