Baseball Stadium Stabbing Threat... Caught Perpetrator Is High School Student Saying "Because Lotte Lost"

A Predicts Weapon Rampage, Transferred to Prosecutors
Lotte's Losing Streak Deepens, Posts Appear Online

A high school student who threatened a stabbing rampage after his favorite professional baseball team lost a game has been handed over to the prosecution.

Fans cheering for the Lotte Giants at Sajik Baseball Stadium. [Photo by Lotte Giants]

On the 23rd, Busan Dongnae Police Station announced that they had sent high school student A to the prosecution without detention on charges of intimidation.

According to the police, A is accused of posting a message on an online sports open chat around 9 p.m. on August 5 stating, "I will stab people at Sajik Stadium at 5 p.m. tomorrow."

A's post predicting a stabbing incident.
[Photo by Naver Online Sports Open Talk capture]

A, known as a fan of the professional baseball team Lotte Giants, reportedly told the police that he posted the message out of anger because Lotte lost to SSG at that time.

The police tracked the IP address and confirmed that A resides in Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, and promptly arrested him.

A police official said, "The case was transferred from Dongtan Police Station in Gyeonggi Province and investigated at Dongnae Police Station before being sent to the prosecution." He added, "Writing posts that threaten murder is a serious crime that causes public anxiety, so we will strictly punish such acts."

Posters who upload messages implying heinous crimes are commonly charged with 'intimidation.' This crime is established by threatening a person and is punishable by up to three years in prison, a fine of up to 5 million won, detention, or a minor fine.

Recently, as random, motive-less crimes have occurred consecutively in the Seoul metropolitan area including Seoul and Gyeonggi, investigative agencies are applying charges such as attempted murder, special intimidation, and obstruction of official duties by deception, in addition to intimidation, and are sending suspects to the police.

From 'Laser Terror' to Throwing Soju Bottles... Over-the-Line Hardcore Fans

Police officers and soldiers searching the restrooms at Sajik Baseball Stadium following a bomb threat.
[Photo by Busan Dongnae Police Station]

This is not the first time that social disturbances have been caused due to the poor performance of a team that fans support.

On September 19, 2012, during the 17th regular season game between Lotte and SK held at Sajik Stadium, after Lotte suffered a heavy 7-0 defeat, a hardcore Lotte fan shone a laser pointer at then SK manager Lee Man-su and the players.

On October 8, 2017, during the first game of the Lotte vs. NC Dinos playoff series, as Lotte's chances of winning dimmed in extra innings, soju PET bottles were thrown from the Lotte stands near first base onto the field. Soju is prohibited from being brought into the stadium, and since the bottles were full, it was a moment where serious injuries could have occurred.

On October 16, 2017, during the fifth game of the professional baseball playoff, a middle school student B was caught by the police for posting a false message online claiming that an explosive device had been planted at Busan Sajik Baseball Stadium.

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