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Oklahoma copper theft suspect dives through window, leaves backpack with license behind

An Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office bodycam video shows a copper theft suspect diving headfirst through a closed window to flee a deputy. He left a backpack containing his driver's license, which deputies said helped them track him down.

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Right · 2On Oct. 1, Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a vacant home on Sunset Lane, according to information in the agency's bodycam video. Right · 2A deputy found Rayven Lee Wooten, 24, of Nicoma Park, inside the house, allegedly stealing copper wire from a dishwasher, authorities said. Right · 2The video shows the deputy repeatedly ordering Wooten to take his hands out of his pockets, turn around and get on his knees, and warning, "You will get shot."

Right · 2Wooten instead ran around the kitchen and dove headfirst through a closed living room window, and the deputy radioed, "He just bailed out the window. He's on foot." Right · 2Wooten initially escaped, but deputies said he left behind a backpack containing his driver's license, which helped them track him down. Right · 2The sheriff's office joked that the suspect "took the phrase 'Make a break for it' a little too literally" and "missed his calling as a Hollywood stuntman."

Right · 2Officials said Wooten is charged with burglary, resisting arrest and obstructing an officer.

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Framing
Light, humorous crime-video story built around the suspect's 'daring' or 'desperate' escape and the ironic clue he left behind. The New York Post piece is Fox News copy (bylined Fox News) with the same text.
Emphasis
The bodycam footage, the deputy's stunned reaction, the sheriff's office jokes and viewer comments.
Leaves out or plays down
Neither article says how or when Wooten was located or arrested, or gives his custody or court status.
Charged language
“daring escape”“desperate escape”
For example
“Copper theft suspect's daring escape caught on bodycam video before deputies discover what he left behind” — Fox News
“Copper theft suspect’s desperate escape caught on bodycam video before deputies discover what he left behind” — New York Post

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