custody
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Cole Allen, who is in custody after the attack outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, apparently told his parents he was traveling for an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
Robert Martinez, a public information officer with the sheriff’s office, declined to provide additional information about Waterman’s death or why he was in custody.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
The US Secret Service confirmed that no one was injured in the "shooting incident", and one person has been taken into custody.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Juvenile justice systems vary across the United States, but most states would have kept Trina, Ian, or Antonio in juvenile custody until they turned eighteen or twenty-one.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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