Jongno Police Station Hands Over to US Military After Investigating Crime Details

A 30-year-old U.S. service member stationed in Korea, identified as A, was arrested by the police for stealing and driving another person's vehicle while intoxicated.


Drunk 30s US Soldier Caught After Stealing and Driving Vehicle View original image

Seoul Jongno Police Station announced that at around 4:10 a.m. on the 10th, they apprehended A, who was driving a Staria car parked on the street in Ikseon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, and driving approximately 500 meters under the influence. After investigating the circumstances of the crime, they handed him over to the U.S. military that morning.



A is an instructor at the U.S. Special Operations Command dispatched to Korea. It is known that he took advantage of the owner leaving the keys in the car and exiting. He told the police that "he acted impulsively while intoxicated." A's blood alcohol concentration was measured above 0.08%, the legal limit for license cancellation.


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