Man in His 50s Arrested for Threatening Stabbing Spree at Cheong Wa Dae and Police Agency After Disabling Electronic Bracelets

A man in his 50s has been arrested by police after disabling his electronic tracking bracelet during a probation period and threatening a stabbing rampage.

The Seoul Jongno Police Station announced today (Nov. 2) that they urgently arrested a man in his 50s, designated as Mr. A, yesterday (Nov. 1) on charges of damaging his electronic bracelet.

Mr. A, who was subject to an attachment order for a location-tracking monitoring device and a provisional probation measure due to a stalking case, is accused of telling a probation officer at the Seoul Eastern Probation Office, "I will go on a stabbing spree at Cheong Wa Dae, the National Police Agency, and the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency," before turning off his electronic bracelet.

Police, responding to a report from the probation officer, urgently arrested Mr. A on the street in Naesu-dong, Jongno-gu, at around 1:55 p.m. the previous day.

It was reported that Mr. A was not in possession of a weapon at the time of his arrest.

According to police investigations, Mr. A stated that he committed the act out of anger after losing a spare battery for his electronic bracelet and facing replacement costs.

The Jongno Police Station transferred custody of Mr. A to the Songpa Police Station, which had previously investigated and forwarded him on charges of violating the Stalking Punishment Act.

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