Wandering with a Weapon and Assaulting Residents in a Gangnam Apartment... 40-Year-Old Sent to Prosecution Without Detention

Charges Including Assault, Theft, and Carrying a Weapon Under the Minor Offenses Act

A man in his 40s carrying a weapon was apprehended by the police while wandering around an apartment in Seoul.

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The Gangnam Police Station in Seoul announced on the 4th that they had sent Mr. A, a man in his 40s, to prosecution without detention on charges of assault, theft, carrying a weapon under the Minor Offenses Act, and property damage.

According to the police, Mr. A is suspected of stealing other residents' packages and CCTV cameras in an apartment in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, from the 3rd to the 8th of last month, while carrying a concealed weapon on his back.

He also reportedly tore off documents posted in the apartment management office and, in May, was confirmed to have slapped and kicked a passing resident in the apartment.

After receiving reports, the police forcibly opened the front door of Mr. A’s residence in the apartment on the 10th of last month and arrested him. The police also installed an air mattress in preparation for Mr. A, who lives on a high floor, potentially jumping down.

After arresting Mr. A, the police arranged for emergency hospitalization. It is currently known that Mr. A’s status has been changed to administrative hospitalization.

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