Man receives eight-month prison sentence for wielding weapon in public in Daegu

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A man received an eight-month prison sentence for wielding a weapon, damaging the trees along the streets and causing a disturbance after police arrested him in Daegu, legal sources said on Sunday. 
 
The Daegu District Court handed down the sentence to the defendant on charges including carrying a weapon in a public place. 
 

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The defendant held a weapon while walking along a street in Dong District, Daegu, at around 10 p.m. on Dec. 18 last year. He obstructed passersby's paths and repeatedly acted in a threatening manner by damaging roadside trees.
 
Police arrested him at the scene. The defendant then caused a disturbance at a police station for about 20 minutes by shouting profanities and striking a chair with his fists.
 
“The defendant admitted to the crime, which worked in his favor,” the court said. “However, he posed a clear danger by walking the streets at night with a weapon and swinging it, and interfering with police duties is a serious offense.”


This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY KIM JI-HYE [paik.jihwan@joongang.co.kr]