on suspicion of
idiom
: due to being suspected of (a crime)
He was arrested on suspicion of robbery.
Examples of on suspicion of in a Sentence
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Chauvin and his former partner, Ellen Jensen, are accused of using similar excessive force on a woman in January 2020 when she was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired, according to the lawsuit.
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Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
One man was killed, four people were injured — including a motorist who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence — following a crash Saturday evening in Arden Arcade.
—Sacramento Bee, 19 May 2024
He was booked on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of Daniel Olalde Moreno, 19.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Ariel Lea Horn, 33, and Charles Jackson McClellan Jr., 29, were charged on suspicion of first-degree murder in the November 2023 death of Horn's 11-year-old son, according to Tucson police.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
Read More: Putin’s Myths About Ukraine, Debunked The detention on suspicion of high treason of the two colonels on the 7th May—the day of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration—were the first among high-ranking officers serving as lead-protection bodyguards.
—TIME, 10 May 2024
Sheriff’s officials said the deputies learned Gilmore was on probation and had been arrested six days earlier by the Folsom Police Department on suspicion of violently resisting an officer, vandalism, driving under the influence and drug possession charges.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Stately was arrested on suspicion of child neglect and endangerment, malicious punishment, torture and assault and booked into jail in Todd County.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Both teenage suspects were booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of second-degree robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit a crime.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
One man was killed, four people were injured — including a motorist who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence — following a crash Saturday evening in Arden Arcade.
—Sacramento Bee, 19 May 2024
He was booked on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of Daniel Olalde Moreno, 19.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Ariel Lea Horn, 33, and Charles Jackson McClellan Jr., 29, were charged on suspicion of first-degree murder in the November 2023 death of Horn's 11-year-old son, according to Tucson police.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
Read More: Putin’s Myths About Ukraine, Debunked The detention on suspicion of high treason of the two colonels on the 7th May—the day of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration—were the first among high-ranking officers serving as lead-protection bodyguards.
—TIME, 10 May 2024
Sheriff’s officials said the deputies learned Gilmore was on probation and had been arrested six days earlier by the Folsom Police Department on suspicion of violently resisting an officer, vandalism, driving under the influence and drug possession charges.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Stately was arrested on suspicion of child neglect and endangerment, malicious punishment, torture and assault and booked into jail in Todd County.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Both teenage suspects were booked into juvenile hall on suspicion of second-degree robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit a crime.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024
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