The phrase "arrested waiting for" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe someone who has been detained while awaiting something, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "He was arrested waiting for the bus, which caused a lot of confusion."
Alternatives: "detained while waiting for" or "apprehended during the wait for".
The surroundings were less than idyllic, but at least you can't (I think) be arrested for waiting for a bus.
He was arrested while waiting for a bus near the bank, said Detective Kurt A. Mehl of the Stafford Township Police.
And he was a lead consultant for Starbucks' racial bias awareness training, which was administered to more than 175,000 employees nationally on May 29, in response to an incident in which two black men were arrested while waiting for a business meeting to start at a Philadelphia store.
In New York, three students were arrested while waiting for a bus to arrive and take them to a basketball scrimmage.
But the result has been what defense lawyers feared: People arrested may wait for days before appearing in front of a judge, particularly in Brooklyn Criminal Court, which handles the highest volume of arraignments.
Miguel Camacho was falsely charged with rape, jailed for a month and acquitted through a DNA test, but he can't find a job because each time he fills out an application, he is asked if he has ever been arrested ("Long Wait for DNA Result Can Be Justice Delayed," news article, Nov. 19).
Ten days later, a stable girl and former soldier, Judith Ward, then aged 25, was arrested in Liverpool waiting for the ferry to Ireland.
And, why did they waive him after the arrest, not waiting for the trial, and losing valuable rights in regard to him in the process?
Without transformative power, and only occasionally arresting scenic effects, "Waiting for Tadashi" trumpets perennial concerns of identity and racism.
He was finally arrested in Osaka while waiting for a ferry to Okinawa.
