Men Commit Crimes on Chuseok Saying They "Want to Go to Prison" Armed with Weapons and Hammers

Ex-convicts who committed violent crimes on Chuseok, stating that they "wanted to go back to prison," have been successively arrested by the police.

The Yongin Dongbu Police Station in Gyeonggi Province announced that it has arrested a man in his 50s, identified as A, on charges including special intimidation, and a man in his 30s, identified as B, on charges of trespassing.

A is accused of threatening a female restaurant owner in her 40s at around 5:04 PM on September 25, the day of Chuseok, by entering a restaurant in Giheung-gu, Yongin, holding a weapon in one hand and a hammer in the other.

At the time, there were no other customers in the restaurant, and the owner, who was alone, immediately called 112 after seeing A with the weapon.

A was apprehended at the scene by the police who were dispatched to the location.

It was found that A committed the crime during a repeat offense probation period after being released from prison for a previous crime.

A reportedly stated during police investigation, "I committed the crime because I had nowhere to go after getting out of prison, things were not working out, and I wanted to go back to prison."

Around 4:54 AM on the same day, B, who broke into a townhouse in Yongin, was caught by the police.

B was found to have entered the house through an unlocked first-floor veranda door and gone up to the third floor.

However, he fled the scene after encountering a female resident in her 20s who woke up due to the noise.

The victim was staying at home alone while her parents went down to their hometown for the holiday, and she called the police after hiding in the bathroom.

The dispatched police found B wandering about 600 meters away from the house and urgently arrested him.

B was also reportedly released recently after serving a prison sentence for the same crime of trespassing.

B reportedly stated during police investigation, "I committed the crime because I had nowhere to stay and was looking for a place to rest," adding to the effect that he "wanted to go to prison."
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