Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
The Independent's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
3
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The father-in-law of a murder victim has attacked the killer in the middle of his sentencing hearing.
asserted
father → attack → hearing
Alberto Ontiveros-Sanchez, 55, had just finished delivering his victim impact statement in an Arizona courtroom Wednesday when he lunged at Abel Uribe, 33.
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he → finish → Uribe
Nearly five years ago, Ontiveros-Sanchez’s son-in-law, 27-year-old Army Captain David Navidad-Parra, was found by Phoenix police dead on the ground with a gunshot wound.
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son → find → wound
Uribe was quickly arrested in connection with his murder, and he has since pleaded guilty.
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he → arrest → murder
In a courtroom video, Ontiveros-Sanchez can be seen leaving the lectern and then pivoting right to the defense table, where he struck Uribe, who was restrained with handcuffs and leg chains, several times with his hand.
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who → see → hand
Chaos erupted, with people seen pulling Ontiveros-Sanchez off of Uribe.
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people → erupt → Uribe
Everyone then started clearing out of the courtroom.
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Everyone → start → courtroom
Ontiveros-Sanchez was arrested, and then hours later he appeared for his own court hearing.
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he → arrest → hearing
“After Mr. Ontiveros-Sanchez gave his remarks at the podium, he was very emotional," his attorney Christian Lueders told the judge at that hearing, per ABC15 Arizona.
"
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attorney → give → ABC15
He came back and saw that the defendant who was there to be sentenced was laughing, snickering, and he lost it."
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he → come → it
While the judge sympathized with what Ontiveros-Sanchez was feeling that day in court, he said violence would not be tolerated.
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violence → sympathize → court
"I personally cannot imagine the emotions you were feeling today, but we cannot tolerate that kind of conduct in court," the judge said, according to the local outlet.
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judge → imagine → outlet
The judge allowed Ontiveros-Sanchez to be released, but he faces charges, including aggravated assault.
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he → allow → assault
While at the sentencing hearing before the incident, Ontiveros-Sanchez asked that Uribe receive the maximum punishment.
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Uribe → ask → punishment
"I am asking for the gentleman who did this for him to be in jail for life.
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who → ask → life
Not doing so would be to not do justice," he said, per local outlet KYMA.
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he → do → KYMA
After police found Navidad-Parra’s body on December 17, 2022, they learned of another call in the area about a man who went missing while giving a test drive of a car he was trying to sell to another guy.
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he → find → guy
Police confirmed the missing man was Navidad-Parra.
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man → confirm → ?
That same day, Uribe was taken into custody.
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Uribe → take → custody
When the sentencing hearing resumed, Uribe was given life in prison with the possibility of parole, according to reports.
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Uribe → resume → reports