Teenager Carrying Weapon Wandering Playground Arrested at the Scene

Police are investigating a teenager who was wandering around a playground while carrying a weapon.

The Jeonju Wansan Police Station announced that it has apprehended and is questioning a teenager, referred to as A, on charges including the possession of a weapon in a public place.

A is accused of wandering around a playground in Wansan-gu, Jeonju, with a weapon in his pocket at around 5:00 p.m. on October 7.

Police dispatched to the scene following a report from a citizen who spotted the weapon sticking out of the pocket arrested A on the spot.

Police investigations revealed that A did not pull out or wield the weapon at the time.

(Photo provided by Jeonbuk Provincial Police Agency, Yonhap News)
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