Sex Offender with 35 Prior Convictions Who Cut Off Electronic Ankle Bracelet Apprehended in Hamyang, Gyeongnam

Public Wanted Notice for A (62), a repeat offender with 35 convictions, who cut off his electronic ankle bracelet and fled. [Image source=Changwon Probation Office]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] A sex offender with 35 prior convictions who cut off his electronic ankle bracelet and fled in Suncheon, Jeonnam, was caught in Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam.

A (62) borrowed a friend's car in Goryeong-gun, Gyeongbuk, on the 25th and left his residential area, then cut off his electronic ankle bracelet and ran away in Suncheon-si, Jeonnam, on the 26th.

On the 27th, he was spotted taking the Saemaeul train from Boseong-gun, Jeonnam, to Jinju-si, Gyeongnam. The Changwon Probation Office distributed wanted posters and requested police assistance to track A.

The Gyeongnam Police Agency announced that A was arrested at Hamyang Intercity Bus Terminal at around 1:37 p.m. on the 28th after a stakeout.

The police followed CCTV footage confirming that A moved from Jinju to Hamyang, stayed at a motel, and after staking out the Hamyang Intercity Bus Terminal, arrested him.

A is known to have 35 prior convictions, including violation of the Juvenile Protection Act (statutory rape of a minor).

A was caught the day after the Ministry of Justice publicly issued a wanted notice on the 27th.

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