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Waldrep received a $2 million cash/surety bond and must wear a steel cuff tether and be on house arrest if released.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Lopez was released from a Venezuelan military prison to house arrest in July 2017, after serving over three years of a nearly 14-year sentence for leading anti-government protests against Maduro.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
For another episode, Carlson travelled to Romania to conduct a friendly two-and-a-half-hour interview with the misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate, who was under house arrest while awaiting trial for allegations of human trafficking and rape.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
He was first apprehended in August 2021 at the Oakland airport and placed on house arrest at his family’s Dublin home during investigation of the allegations.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Lopez was released from a Venezuelan military prison to house arrest in July 2017, after serving over three years of a nearly 14-year sentence for leading anti-government protests against Maduro.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
For another episode, Carlson travelled to Romania to conduct a friendly two-and-a-half-hour interview with the misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate, who was under house arrest while awaiting trial for allegations of human trafficking and rape.
—Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
He was first apprehended in August 2021 at the Oakland airport and placed on house arrest at his family’s Dublin home during investigation of the allegations.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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“House arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20arrest. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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