Husband Enraged by Wife's Arrest... Vandalizes Car with Anti-Police Graffiti and Causes Disturbance

Car Covered with Graffiti Saying 'Confinement', 'Kidnapping', etc.

A man in his 50s who drove a vehicle covered with graffiti criticizing the police after his wife was arrested by the police has been apprehended.

The Jeju Eastern Police Station announced on the 8th that they have booked and are investigating a man in his 50s, identified as Mr. A, on charges of obstruction of official duties and violation of the Automobile Management Act.

The suspect's vehicle parked at Jeju East Police Station on the 8th. [Image provided by Jeju Police Agency]

Mr. A is suspected of driving his black SM3 electric car while spray-painting the license plate with black spray paint and writing words such as "detention," "kidnapping," "Eastern Police Station," and "schizophrenic patient" in yellow spray paint on the vehicle.

He started from Ara-dong, Jeju City, drove around the city for about 40 minutes, and arrived at the Jeju Eastern Police Station. When the police requested him to get out of the car, he refused and resisted for more than 10 minutes before being arrested on the spot by police who broke the car window. During the police investigation, Mr. A stated that he committed the act out of anger because his wife was arrested on charges of obstruction of official duties.

The suspect's vehicle parked at Jeju East Police Station on the 8th. [Image provided by Jeju Police Agency]

Mr. A’s wife, Ms. B, in her 30s, was booked on the 6th on charges of causing a disturbance on another person’s parked vehicle in Jeju city and kicking and assaulting responding police officers. At that time, Mr. A reportedly threatened the police by chasing the patrol car his wife was in and appearing as if he would ram it with his own car. Additionally, it has been reported that Mr. A has been investigated by the police over 60 times this year alone for false reports.

The police plan to apply for an arrest warrant for Mr. A.