Man Stands Atop Building Roof… Arrest Warrant Sought After 41 Abusive Calls and Suicide Threat

Police have requested an arrest warrant for a man in his 50s who staged a suicide threat on the roof of an apartment building in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province.

At around 5:00 p.m. yesterday (August 21), a man in his 50s, identified as Mr. A, staged a suicide threat on the roof of a building in Uijeongbu-dong, Uijeongbu-city.

Earlier that morning, after being issued a fine for urinating in public, Mr. A called 112 41 times and hurled insults and abusive language, leading to his arrest at the scene for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc.

Harboring a grudge, he subsequently staged the suicide threat while intoxicated, holding out on the roof for about 5 hours before coming down on his own following persuasion by the police.

Police have applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A on charges of obstruction of official duties by fraudulent means.

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