arrest
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The cause of death, the brother-in-law was told, was cardiac arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Police said Mazzarella was with his wife and two children at the time of his arrest, and did not resist arrest.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
In 2011, Antonov was arrested in Britain on the strength of a Lithuanian arrest warrant issued over the collapse of the Snoras Bank, but later released.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
The sisters believe their father did not have a final removal order or a warrant for his arrest and that he was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The lieutenant had decided Mudd was guilty of something and he would arrest him sooner or later.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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