Man Receives Prison Term for Flooding Detention Cell Toilet and Punching Police Officer

A detainee who clogged a police station detention cell toilet with items including his underwear, causing water to overflow, and assaulted a police officer has been sentenced to prison.

Judge Lee Ho-yeon of Criminal Division 11 at the Busan District Court sentenced a man in his 40s, identified by his surname A, to six months in prison on charges of obstruction of official duties.

A was put on trial for obstructing police officers in their detention duties by assaulting two officers at around 4:15 a.m. on April 16 at the detention center of the Busan Dongrae Police Station.

At the time, A stuffed toilet paper and his underwear into the protective cell toilet, clogging it three times and causing bathroom water to flood the entire detention facility.

When an officer removed his handcuffs to transfer him to another protective cell, A punched the officer in the face once.

He also kicked another officer in the left knee who approached to stop him.

A had previously served time for crimes including nighttime intrusion into a building and was released on March 19, committing this latest offense less than a month later.

Judge Lee stated, "Given the circumstances and methods of the crime, the nature of the offense is severe. Furthermore, because the crime was committed during a repeat-offense probation period while he was already detained in a holding cell, the level of culpability is high."

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