Electric Saw in Hand, Shield in the Other: Identity of Man Apprehended in the Middle of the Night

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Police special forces were dispatched to a residential area in Daejeon in the middle of the night. They were deployed to apprehend a man reported to be walking around a park with a weapon, who resisted officers while holding an electric saw. After a standoff, he was taken into custody and turned out to be a wanted fugitive.

Here is a report from TJB reporter Kim Chul-jin.

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Special forces commandos suspended by ropes open a window and force their way into a room.

At the same time, other officers who breached the front door rush into the house.

[Police Special Forces: Open the door! Break the window!]

A 29-year-old man, surnamed A, was arrested at a multi-family housing unit in Galma-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, at around 1:11 a.m. today (August 12).

Police had tracked down A's residence after receiving a report that a man was wandering around a park carrying a weapon.

A locked his door and engaged in a standoff with police for about an hour.

During the process, he threw glass bottles out the window and resisted while holding an electric saw and a shield in both hands.

[Im Tae-jung / Daejeon Police Agency Special Forces Officer: He was in a standoff with the officers on the scene. The subject was holding dangerous objects like a weapon and a saw.]

Earlier, A had roamed around parks holding weapons in both hands and slashed at trees.

However, during police questioning, he stated that he had no intention of threatening others and was merely practicing martial arts moves he saw on YouTube and elsewhere.

Police stated that A was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and had no history of psychiatric treatment.

However, it was revealed that A was wanted on an obstruction of business charge stemming from his previous stay in Busan.

Police are currently investigating the exact circumstances of the incident involving A.

(Video by: Kim Il-won, TJB; Video courtesy of: Daejeon Police Agency)

TJB Kim Chul-jin
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