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US Marshals arrest man wanted for 2012 Iowa kidnapping and shooting in San Diego

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly right-leaning (67%).

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US Marshals say they arrested Brian Anthony Williams, 50, in San Diego, where he had been working as a chef under the name Troy Williams. Authorities say he is wanted over a 2012 case in Davenport, Iowa, in which a woman was allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and shot before being left in a field. According to the Marshals Service, he and other alleged coconspirators were involved. Authorities say he has been charged with first-degree kidnapping, assault causing serious injury, conspiracy to commit a felony and first-degree arson, and with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Right-side outlets report that the arrest happened Tuesday at a business in Mission Beach, after a tip that followed local media coverage of him. Authorities say he fled Iowa in 2013.

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Key points

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  1. US Marshals say the man arrested in San Diego is Brian Anthony Williams, 50, who is wanted in Iowa.

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  2. Authorities say Williams is wanted over a 2012 kidnapping, assault and shooting of a woman, who was left in a field in Davenport, Iowa.

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    New York Post
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  3. Williams allegedly lived in San Diego under the name Troy Williams and worked as a chef.

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  4. Authorities say Williams was arrested on a Tuesday at a business in Mission Beach, California.

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  5. Authorities say Williams has been charged with first-degree kidnapping, assault causing serious injury, conspiracy to commit a felony and first-degree arson, and with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

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    New York Post
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How each side tells it

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  • the left

    1 outlet

    The one left-side article in this set uses a video-style headline that leads with the double life and the popular chef job, without naming the Iowa crime in the headline.

    WATCH: Fugitive arrested living double life as popular chef
    ABC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines focus on the reveal: the New York Post leads with the accused crimes and a secret life in a beach town, while Far Right Fox News leads with the chef being unmasked and the Iowa kidnapping and shooting.

    Popular San Diego chef Loaded verb“unmasked”The verb frames the arrest as exposing a deception, where identified is the neutral word.More neutral: identifiedDisagree with this highlight? as fugitive wanted in Iowa woman's kidnapping, shooting: US Marshals
    Fox NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right3

    heinousbustedunmasked

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    heinousMore neutral: serious

    The adjective judges the alleged crimes before the charges are tried, where a neutral word was available.

    Fugitive accused of heinous crimes 14 years ago busted living secret life in ritzy California beachtown

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    bustedMore neutral: arrested

    The verb adds a tone of triumph and drama to a routine arrest.

    Fugitive accused of heinous crimes 14 years ago busted living secret life in ritzy California beachtown

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

  • Loaded verb

    unmaskedMore neutral: identified

    The verb frames the arrest as exposing a deception, where identified is the neutral word.

    Popular San Diego chef unmasked as fugitive wanted in Iowa woman's kidnapping, shooting: US Marshals

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

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What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • the double life
  • the popular chef job
  • the arrest itself

Leaves out

  • details of the 2012 Davenport attack in the supplied text
  • the specific charges in the supplied text

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • ABC NewsLeft

    WATCH: Fugitive arrested living double life as popular chef

    U.S. Marshals say the man, known as Troy Williams and the chef at Miss B's Coconut Club in San Diego, is actually 50-year-old Brian Anthony Williams, who's wanted for a kidnapping in Iowa.

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the double life under an assumed name
  • the 2012 Iowa kidnapping and shooting
  • the local media appearance that led to the tip
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  • Fox NewsFar Right

    Popular San Diego chef Loaded verb“unmasked”The verb frames the arrest as exposing a deception, where identified is the neutral word.More neutral: identifiedDisagree with this highlight? as fugitive wanted in Iowa woman's kidnapping, shooting: US Marshals

    Brian Anthony Williams allegedly hid as a popular chef at Miss B's Coconut Club in San Diego for years before a media appearance tipped off authorities.

    Read at Fox News (opens in a new tab)
  • New York PostRight

    Fugitive accused of Sensational language“heinous”The adjective judges the alleged crimes before the charges are tried, where a neutral word was available.More neutral: seriousDisagree with this highlight? crimes 14 years ago Loaded verb“busted”The verb adds a tone of triumph and drama to a routine arrest.More neutral: arrestedDisagree with this highlight? living secret life in ritzy California beachtown

    The double life ended Tuesday when US Marshals took him into custody.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 day 8 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 9, 5:44 AM EDT

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  • Right

    First to report

    New York Post, Oct 7, 9:36 PM EDT

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  1. New York PostRightOct 7, 9:36 PM EDT
  2. ABC NewsLeftOct 9, 5:44 AM EDT
  3. Fox NewsFar RightOct 9, 12:34 PM EDT

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