on suspicion of
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: due to being suspected of (a crime)
He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.
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Santana, 64, was previously charged on suspicion of firing into an inhabited building and assault with a semi-automatic firearm.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
He was arrested on suspicion of murder and booked into Santa Rita Jail, according to records cited by KTVU.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Sobarzo was booked into a Maricopa County jail on suspicion of one count of second-degree murder, according to police.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 14 Nov. 2025
On Wednesday, police said three of the suspects were released and that one, a minor arrested on suspicion of arson and assault, will remain in custody for six more days, as ordered by a judge.
—NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
He was arrested on suspicion of murder and booked into Santa Rita Jail, according to records cited by KTVU.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Sobarzo was booked into a Maricopa County jail on suspicion of one count of second-degree murder, according to police.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 14 Nov. 2025
On Wednesday, police said three of the suspects were released and that one, a minor arrested on suspicion of arson and assault, will remain in custody for six more days, as ordered by a judge.
—NPR, 13 Nov. 2025
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