A Man in His 40s Who Cut Off Electronic Ankle Bracelet and Fled After Parole... Caught After 11 Hours

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A man in his 40s who cut off his electronic ankle bracelet and fled after parole was caught by the police.

Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 4th that they apprehended Mr. A, a man in his 40s who cut off his electronic ankle bracelet and escaped during his parole period, 11 hours after his escape.

The police started tracking Mr. A's movements with the Ministry of Justice after the signal from his electronic ankle bracelet was cut off just one day after his parole. They caught him at a hotel in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, 11 hours after his escape. It was confirmed that he fled by taxi to the accommodation.

He was paroled with seven months remaining on his sentence after serving more than two years in Jeonju Prison for special robbery. He was supposed to wear the electronic ankle bracelet for the remaining seven months, but he cut it off and fled just one day after parole.

The police handed the man over to the Ministry of Justice probation office. A police official said, "We are currently investigating the reasons for his escape and his whereabouts."

There have been 15 cases of electronic ankle bracelet tampering nationwide this year alone. In August, Kang Yoon-sung, who cut off his electronic ankle bracelet and killed two women in Songpa-gu, Seoul, was arrested.

In Jangheung, Jeonnam, Machangjin was caught 16 days after fleeing by cutting off his electronic ankle bracelet while under investigation for sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s.

On September 11, a man in his 20s who damaged his electronic ankle bracelet and fled during his parole period was caught by police in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, after three months.

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