A man in his 50s who caused a disturbance demanding to be taken home by a fire truck and assaulted a firefighter was sentenced to prison.


On the 31st, according to the legal community, Judge Hwang Jae-ho of the Daejeon District Court Criminal Division 4 sentenced A (53), who was charged with obstruction of official duties, to four months in prison. The court stated the reason for the sentence, saying, "The sentence was determined considering the defendant's previous fines for similar offenses and the influence of schizophrenia on the crime."



"Take Me Home by Fire Truck"... 50-Year-Old Sentenced for Assaulting Firefighter View original image

Earlier, on February 24 at around 10:30 p.m., A was prosecuted for slapping the cheek of a firefighter in his 20s during a conversation at the 119 Safety Center office of a fire station in Sejong City after demanding, "I am drunk, so take me home by fire truck," and being refused. It was investigated that despite the explanation, "We cannot do that because we are on standby for dispatch," A repeatedly made unreasonable demands and committed the crime.


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