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sentences that state something as happening or true
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21%
4 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Crime & Law
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Dramatic drone footage captured the moment an escaped inmate was caught in the woods after being on the run for several hours in Michigan.
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inmate → capture → Michigan
Career criminal Casie Jo Helsel, 44, broke out of the Crawford County Jail in Grayling, Michigan at around 1:30 p.m. Monday, sparking a massive, multi-agency manhunt, the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office announced.
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Office → break → manhunt
Investigators believed Helsel — who ditched his orange prison jumpsuit and was last seen in white underwear — had escaped to a nearby swamp less than a mile away from the jail.
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who → believe → jail
The sheriff’s office engaged the help of state police to hunt the escapee down, who reportedly had a history of running away from authorities.
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who → engage → authorities
In a 43-second clip of the capture mission posted by the Michigan State Police, several officers and K-9 units were seen on drone footage trekking throughout the wooded area trying to track down Helsel.
“He’s ran on us several times and his M.O. is to hunker down, whether it be in the water, under a dock or on a stream on the edge and just wait ‘til night,” a member of the aviation team says in the footage.
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member → post → footage
Using thermal technology to track movement, the aerial operator directs the officers on the ground towards Helsel.
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operator → use → Helsel
You guys should be getting pretty close, probably about 10 feet,” the operator says.
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operator → get → ?
At one point, the operator notes that Helsel is “kind of buried in there.”
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Helsel → note → point
“You guys are surrounding him, good, everything’s looking good, about five, six feet,” the aviation officer says.
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officer → surround → him
“You guys are almost standing on top of it, what we’re seeing heat-wise underneath the wood pile.”
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we → stand → pile
Toward the end of the clip, the ground teams locate Helsel hiding beneath wood and debris and take him into custody.
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teams → locate → custody
“We got him.
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We → get → him
We got him,” the operator announces.
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operator → get → him
The sheriff’s office confirmed that Helsel was captured just before 4 p.m. — less than two-and-a-half hours after he broke out of jail.
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he → confirm → jail
Investigators believe Helsel escaped through a door that was left propped open, WPBN reported, citing Sheriff Ryan Swope.
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WPBN → believe → Swope
The door is used by those working for and with the jail, transporting items in and out of the facility, according to the sheriff’s office.
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door → use → office
The runaway has a lengthy rap sheet dating back over two decades that includes drug possession, obstruction of justice, unlawfully driving a motor vehicle and fleeing from police charges, according to online criminal records.
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that → have → records
It’s unclear if Helsel was slapped with additional charges now that he’s back in the clink after his great escape.
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he → ’ → escape
The sheriff’s office will launch a detailed review into how Helsel escaped and make policy changes to ensure it doesn’t happen again, the outlet reported.
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outlet → launch → changes
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