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Libertarian state Senate candidate arrested after standoff with police in Cary

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The New York Post, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and the Daily Mail report that Jonathan D. Miller, a Libertarian candidate for North Carolina state Senate, was arrested Monday in Cary after an hours-long standoff with police. Cary police announced he faces charges of communicating threats, resisting officers and going armed to the terror of people. Police Chief Terry Sult said officers were sent for a welfare check after Miller posted about feeling suicidal, and that Miller had a firearm and fled into woods behind his apartment complex. Police deployed a SWAT team and negotiators. Miller posted updates on social media during the standoff. The New York Post, citing WRAL, reports no shots were fired.

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Jonathan D. Miller, a Libertarian candidate for North Carolina state Senate, was arrested after an hours-long standoff with police.
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New York Post, Daily Mail
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TheBlaze
Miller was taken into custody on Monday afternoon in Cary.
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Cary police announced charges of communicating threats, resisting officers and going armed to the terror of people.
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Police Chief Terry Sult said officers were called for a welfare check after Miller posted about feeling suicidal.
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During the standoff Miller posted updates on social media, including a message about having six rounds and the high ground.
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New York Post
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A shoot-out took place between the candidate and police.
The Daily Caller's headline describes a shoot-out with police officers, while the New York Post, citing WRAL, reports that no shots were fired.

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Right-side outlets tell it as an arrest after a standoff in which a Libertarian Senate candidate posted live updates, with the Daily Caller calling it a ‘shoot-out’ and the New York Post reporting that no shots were fired.

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Right-side headlines foreground the candidate's live posts and the standoff, with the Daily Caller calling it a ‘shoot-out’ and the New York Post using ‘unhinged’, while the Daily Mail's headline is the plainest.
‘I’ve Got Six Shots And The High Ground’: Political Candidate Posts Live Updates While In Sensational language“Shoot-Out”The term implies an exchange of gunfire, which the other outlets’ reports say did not happen.More neutral: armed standoffDisagree with this highlight? With Police Officers
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unhingedalarming updatesdisturbing threatShoot-Out

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unhingedMore neutral: (omit) and quote the statement
Diagnoses the speaker instead of quoting them.
An unhinged North Carolina state Senate candidate live-posted his own armed standoff with cops…
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alarming updatesMore neutral: posted updates
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…Senate candidate live-posted his own armed standoff with cops Monday, posting alarming updates from the woods as he claimed officers were closing in on him.
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disturbing threatMore neutral: online posts about suicide
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North Carolina state Senate candidate makes disturbing threat online before hours-long standoff, police say
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Shoot-OutMore neutral: armed standoff
The term implies an exchange of gunfire, which the other outlets’ reports say did not happen.
…Got Six Shots And The High Ground’: Political Candidate Posts Live Updates While In Shoot-Out With Police Officers
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live posts during the standoff
the candidate's threats and suicidal statements
his Libertarian Senate candidacy
the police response and arrest

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Washington ExaminerRight
Police arrest North Carolina state Senate candidate after armed standoff
Police officers arrested a Libertarian candidate for the North Carolina Senate on Monday after an hourslong armed standoff with the aspiring politician. …
1 hr agoRead at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)
Daily MailRight
North Carolina political candidate arrested after disturbing live posts during hours-long standoff with police
Jonathan D Miller, the Libertarian Party candidate for a state Senate seat, was taken into custody at around 3pm following an hours-long standoff with police in Cary.
2 hr agoRead at Daily Mail (opens in a new tab)
The Daily CallerFar Right
‘I’ve Got Six Shots And The High Ground’: Political Candidate Posts Live Updates While In Sensational language“Shoot-Out”The term implies an exchange of gunfire, which the other outlets’ reports say did not happen.More neutral: armed standoffDisagree with this highlight? With Police Officers
“They have been chasing me since this morning. They’re not very good at it.”
3 hr agoRead at The Daily Caller (opens in a new tab)
TheBlazeFar Right
North Carolina state Senate candidate makes Sensational language“disturbing threat”The words characterize the posts as disturbing and threatening, a judgement the headline states in its own voice.More neutral: online posts about suicideDisagree with this highlight? online before hours-long standoff, police say
A Libertarian candidate for the North Carolina state Senate was arrested after he said online that he wanted to committed suicide. Jonathan D. Miller suggested he wanted to get into a gun battle with police in posts beginning on Sunday evening. …
4 hr agoRead at TheBlaze (opens in a new tab)
New York PostRight
Sensational language“Unhinged”The word judges the candidate’s state of mind before the facts are established, and the article itself reports the arrest without evidence of that judgement.More neutral: Libertarian candidateDisagree with this highlight? NC state Senate candidate arrested after live-posting through police standoff: ‘I have 6 rounds and the high ground’
Jonathan D. Miller, the Libertarian candidate for North Carolina's 16th Senate District in the suburbs of Raleigh, was taken into custody Monday afternoon with no shots fired, WRAL reported.
6 hr agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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New York Post, Oct 26, 4:52 PM EDT

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New York PostRightOct 26, 4:52 PM EDT
TheBlazeFar RightOct 26, 6:35 PM EDT
The Daily CallerFar RightOct 26, 7:15 PM EDT
Daily MailRightOct 26, 8:46 PM EDT
Washington ExaminerRightOct 26, 9:40 PM EDT

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Libertarian state Senate candidate arrested after standoff with police in Cary

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Police arrest North Carolina state Senate candidate after armed standoff

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