it's just a news article pulled off Associated Press wire for god's sake...

True, however the title was likely chosen by the NY Times editors -- you'd be surprised at how much editorial whim goes into the choice of how to title an article, and how much bias is reflected in the titles.

Also, that the title clearly reads like "They found enough evidence to put Assange behind bars" rather than what actually happens suggests that the AP is either biased against Assange or simply engaging in the worst sort of tabloid journalism.