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Wagner is accused of taking each victim to an isolated area at gunpoint before assaulting them.
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
He is forced at gunpoint into a mission to pull off a daring prison break.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
That included Americans who have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or simply prevented from leaving their location.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Over the past three decades, he’s been arrested for gunpoint robbery, drug possession, assault and criminal trespass, and in 2007 was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without a license, officials said.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
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Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
He is forced at gunpoint into a mission to pull off a daring prison break.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
That included Americans who have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or simply prevented from leaving their location.
—Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Over the past three decades, he’s been arrested for gunpoint robbery, drug possession, assault and criminal trespass, and in 2007 was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without a license, officials said.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Gunpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gunpoint. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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gunpoint
noun
gun·point
ˈgən-ˌpȯint 
: the muzzle of a gun
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