Wearing a Mask Was Requested, but Came Armed with a Weapon... 30s Convenience Store Clerk Threatener Arrested in the Act

Busan Bukbu Police Station Arrests and Investigates Man Who Threatened with a Weapon

Busan Bukbu Police Station.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A man in his 30s who was dissatisfied with a clerk's request to wear a mask went home, took a weapon, and returned to the convenience store, was arrested by the police.

Busan Bukbu Police Station announced on the 17th that they have arrested and are investigating Mr. A on charges of threatening a convenience store employee.

Mr. A is suspected of threatening clerk Mr. B (in his 20s) at a convenience store in Gupo-dong, Buk-gu, Busan, around 4:20 a.m. that day.

According to the police, Mr. A visited the convenience store without wearing a mask, and when Mr. B asked him to "please wear a mask," he left the store without purchasing anything.

Mr. A then went home, took a weapon, put it in his pocket, and returned to the convenience store.

When Mr. A threatened him again, Mr. B pressed the emergency bell installed in the convenience store and reported to the police.

The responding police found the weapon in Mr. A's pocket during a body search and arrested him on the spot.

The police are investigating whether Mr. A used the weapon he carried to threaten Mr. B.

A representative of the Bukbu Police Station stated, "Possession of a weapon itself constitutes a violation of the Minor Offenses Act," adding, "If the weapon was brandished or shown to threaten someone, it becomes a case of special intimidation."

The police are investigating the exact facts and criminal charges against both Mr. A and Mr. B.

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