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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Carlos Maldonado, 18, was arrested on suspicion of murder and multiple weapons charges in the death of seventh-grader Elijah Smith.
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The series, shot in one-take, hour-long episodes, opens with 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) being arrested on suspicion of the murder of his classmate Katie.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Two more suspects were arrested on suspicion of murder in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy at a Greenwood Village Regional Transportation District station in February, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Police then reportedly found a firearm in the car, which led to a booking on suspicion of felony weapons violation.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
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Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The series, shot in one-take, hour-long episodes, opens with 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) being arrested on suspicion of the murder of his classmate Katie.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
Two more suspects were arrested on suspicion of murder in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy at a Greenwood Village Regional Transportation District station in February, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Police then reportedly found a firearm in the car, which led to a booking on suspicion of felony weapons violation.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
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