A Man in His 50s Carrying a Weapon and Wandering in Front of the Jigu-dae Police Substation Arrested and Sent to Prosecution

A man in his 50s who wandered around with a weapon in an alley in front of a police substation in Seoul was handed over to the prosecution in custody.

On the 31st, the Gwangjin Police Station in Seoul announced that they had sent Mr. A, a man in his 50s, to prosecution in custody on the 29th on charges of special intimidation.

Mr. A is suspected of carrying a weapon and wandering around an alley in front of his residence in Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, at around 12:30 a.m. on the 24th. Mr. A's house was about 10 meters away from the nearby police substation.

The police arrested Mr. A at his home following a report from a resident. It was confirmed that Mr. A was neither under the influence of alcohol nor drugs at the time. There were no casualties.

During the police investigation, Mr. A reportedly stated, "Someone kept staring at me from outside the window, so I went out carrying a weapon to warn them." Additionally, it was reported that Mr. A claimed diminished responsibility due to mental illness and said he was taking medication.

The Seoul Eastern District Court issued an arrest warrant for Mr. A on the 27th, citing "risk of flight."

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