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Malachi Attaway, 18, pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment, and is scheduled to be sentenced on March 11, records show.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Castellanos Triminio faces charges of strong-arm robbery, child neglect, false imprisonment, and battery by strangulation.
—February 23, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Four years later, he was charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment, but the case was also dismissed, court records show.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Arzola remains locked up at a Miami-Dade County jail as of Saturday and was charged with armed robbery, false imprisonment and criminal mischief.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Castellanos Triminio faces charges of strong-arm robbery, child neglect, false imprisonment, and battery by strangulation.
—February 23, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Four years later, he was charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment, but the case was also dismissed, court records show.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Arzola remains locked up at a Miami-Dade County jail as of Saturday and was charged with armed robbery, false imprisonment and criminal mischief.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
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“False imprisonment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/false%20imprisonment. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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