I'm more shocked by that CNN article.
"The couple were originally arrested in Presidio County, Texas, last September, accused of skipping out on a $10,000 hotel bill in Santa Barbara."
The couple WAS originally arrested ... "couple" is a singular noun, not plural. Go back to school and study collective nouns.
"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."
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