Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
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Crime & Law
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An unhinged North Carolina state 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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officers → post → him
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.
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WRAL → take → custody
Miller began posting Sunday night that he intended to take his own life — then gave live updates when cops showed up to his apartment in Cary, outside Raleigh, Monday morning.
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cops → begin → Raleigh
Miller refused an order to keep his hands away from a pistol at his hip and then ran into some nearby woods, he told WRAL.
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he → refuse → WRAL
“The whole police department is chasing me with guns drawn.
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guns → chase → me
This should be fun,” he wrote on X after fleeing.
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he → write → X
Miller posted that he “has six shots and the high ground” as officers closed in, adding that he hoped police wouldn’t find him but that a confrontation would be “a hell of a show.”
“I f—-d up and talked to the negotiator on the phone long enough for them to box me in.
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them → post → me
They have dogs so I’m probably done for,” he later wrote.
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he → have → dogs
Miller, who describes himself as a carpenter and former small-business owner, is running against a Democratic incumbent and a Republican contender in the Nov. 3 election.
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who → describe → election
He called a local news station during the standoff and explained his reasons for the suicidal threats.
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He → call → threats
“Last night I was pretty depressed and suicidal, and I sort of put a suicide note on X, and it has gone quite viral …
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it → put → X
I spent all night crying, and angry, and upset, and depressed, and all the emotions.
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I → spend → ?
And this morning I was tired, but I had things I needed to do.
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I → have → things
And I didn’t kill myself,” he told WRAL.
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he → kill → WRAL
“So I got up and made coffee … and while I was having a cigarette, a police officer approached me, knew my name, saw that I had a holstered revolver on my hip, so he drew his weapon and told me to keep my hands away from mine.
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he → get → mine
I told him I was going to refuse that order, and I backed away slowly until I was far enough away from him to turn and run, and then I turned and ran into the woods,” he continued.
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he → tell → woods
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling.
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you → struggle → counseling
If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
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you → live → SuicidePreventionLifeline.org
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