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Oran Routh was arrested on charges of possession and receipt of child sexual abuse images on the same day his father, Ryan Routh, was charged with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

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The son of Trump's alleged would-be assassin is charged over child sex abuse images

Oran Routh, 35, was arrested after the FBI searched his home in connection with another investigation. He's been charged with one count each of receipt and possession of images of child sex abuse.

September 25, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Authorities were searching a Memphis home for murder suspect Deario Wilkerson when he crashed through the ceiling from the attic space in which he'd been hiding.

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After months on the run, a murder suspect falls through the ceiling and into custody

Authorities issued a warrant in May for Deario Wilkerson's arrest in connection with a fatal shooting. They finally captured him in Memphis this week, after he fell, so to speak, into their laps.

August 28, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas (5) warms up before an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Thomas was arrested on charges of cruelty to children and battery early Friday, July 26, 2024, in Athens, Ga., adding to the team's recent legal woes.

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Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas arrested on cruelty to children, battery charges

Georgia wide receiver Rodarius "Rara" Thomas was arrested on charges of cruelty to children and battery, adding to the team's recent legal woes. It is the second arrest for Thomas in two years.

July 26, 2024
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Justin Timberlake, pictured at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March, has been arrested for driving while intoxicated.

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Justin Timberlake was arrested for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons

The singer and actor was arrested early Tuesday on Long Island and arraigned later that morning.

June 18, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Students take part in a pro-Palestinian walkout and protest on April 24, 2024, at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Photos: Take a look at campus protests around the country

Photojournalists at NPR member stations have been documenting the demonstrations around the country this week.

April 27, 2024
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Killer Mike, left, and DJ Paul accepts the award for best rap performance for "Scientists & Engineers" during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.

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Killer Mike says arrest at Grammys stems from altercation with an 'over-zealous' security guard

Killer Mike says an "over-zealous" security guard contributed to the physical altercation that led to his arrest after the rapper and activist won three awards at the Grammys. On Sunday, Mike was escorted in handcuffs by Los Angeles police at Crypto.com Arena after joyous moments for him at the Grammys' Premiere Ceremony, where he won his awards in quick succession.

February 06, 2024
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Police block the area near the scene where Samantha Woll was found dead outside her Detroit home on October 21.

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A man has been charged in the killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll

Woll was found dead of stab wounds outside her home on Oct. 21. Authorities charged a 28-year-old man with felony murder committed during a break-in, and say there's no evidence it was a hate crime.

December 14, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Hitting record when law enforcement is involved can be intimidating. Here’s what to know about recording in public places.

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Can you be arrested for filming an arrest in Georgia? Here’s what the law says

Technology allows us to be closer than ever before, but sometimes it can get us into some controversial situations.

September 06, 2023
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  • Chelsea Madden
This evening, defendant Donald J. Trump surrendered to authorities at the Fulton County Jail (GA.). Mr. Trump’s bond order and stipulations are the result of negotiations between the District Attorney’s office and his attorneys. It is expected that the remaining 7 defendants, named in the Georgia election interference indictment, will surrender by Friday, August 25, 2023.

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Donald Trump arrested, booked, bonded and released from Fulton County Jail

Former President Donald Trump has been booked into the Fulton County Jail on 13 felony charges stemming from interference with the results of Georgia's 2020 presidential election. 

August 24, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Stephen Fowler
Former President Trump arrives to the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. United States Courthouse in Miami on Tuesday.

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Photos: Donald Trump's federal arraignment

Outside the courthouse in Miami, hundreds of Trump's loyalists gathered to rally in support of the former president.

June 14, 2023
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  • Grace Widyatmadja and
  • Nicole Werbeck
'March On Georgia' rally heads towards the Georgia State Capitol.

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Atlanta to pay journalist $105,000 to settle lawsuit over 2020 protest arrest

Lawyers for a freelance journalist say the city of Atlanta has agreed to pay him $105,000 to settle a lawsuit over his arrest while covering a demonstration in 2020. Sharif Hassan had filed a federal lawsuit claiming his constitutional rights were violated, including his First Amendment right to freedom of speech.

May 11, 2023
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Kinsley White, 6, shows reporters her wound on Thursday in Gastonia, N.C.

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The N.C. man accused of shooting a 6-year-old and her parents was arrested in Florida

Authorities say Robert Singletary turned himself in to the sheriff's office in Tampa on Thursday, two days and some 600 miles away from the shooting. One victim is still in the hospital.

April 21, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
President Donald Trump spoke for 50 minutes at a campaign rally in Rome, Ga. Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020.

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Political Rewind: Trump to appear in court today; Wisconsin's Supreme Court election and 2024

Tuesday on Political Rewind: As Donald Trump appears in court today, his most visible ally is Georgia's Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who will be in New York to protest. Plus, the outcome in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election could forecast what to expect in 2024's presidential election.

April 04, 2023
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The Newport News Sheriff's Office says Garza and Nemo are back in custody, with escape-related charges pending.

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They escaped from jail using a toothbrush — then were captured at an IHOP

Virginia police say two men used "primitive-made tools constructed from a toothbrush and metal object" to tunnel out of a cell wall on Monday. They were arrested 10 miles away the next morning.

March 22, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
A United Airlines jetliner taxis to a runway for take off from Denver International Airport, Dec. 27, 2022.

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A man allegedly stabbed a flight attendant, tampered with the plane on a Boston trip

The suspect was arrested at the Boston Logan International Airport after allegedly tampering with a side door and the emergency slide, and later allegedly lunged at a flight attendant.

March 07, 2023
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