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Ex-Helena-West Helena Mayor Franklin arrested on domestic battery, trespassing charges
Former Helena-West Helena Mayor Christopher Franklin Sr. was arrested Friday on battery charges, police said.
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Ex-Helena-West Helena Mayor Franklin arrested on domestic battery, trespassing charges
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedFormer Helena-West Helena Mayor Christopher Franklin Sr. was arrested Friday on battery charges, police said.
What changedArkansas Democrat-Gazette frames it as "Ex-Helena-West Helena Mayor Franklin arrested on domestic battery, trespassing charges". WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) frames it as "Helena-West Helena mayoral candidate Christopher Franklin arrested again".
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Still Watching. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette frames it as "Ex-Helena-West Helena Mayor Franklin arrested on domestic battery, trespassing charges". WREG News Channel 3 (Nexstar, Memphis) frames it as "Helena-West Helena mayoral candidate Christopher Franklin arrested again".
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Helena-West Helena mayoral candidate Christopher Franklin arrested again
HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. --Former Helena-West Helena mayor and current mayoral candidate Christopher Franklin has been arrested for Domestic Battery and Criminal Trespassing, the Helena-Wes...