A man in his 50s who threatened a witness after possessing a weapon in a public place was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison.

A man in his 50s who went to a witness and threatened him when he was investigated by the police for carrying a weapon in a public place was sentenced to prison.

The 4th Criminal Division of the Changwon District Court (Chief Judge Oh Dae-seok) announced on the 5th that it sentenced Mr. A, in his 50s, to 1 year and 6 months in prison for violating the Act on Aggravated Punishment for Specific Crimes (threats of retaliation, etc.) and possession of a weapon in a public place.

Mr. A was indicted on charges of visiting Mr. B, who runs a fish shop, at a traditional market in Gimhae-si, Gyeongsangnam-do on July 19 and threatening him with a weapon.

Three days before this incident, while drunk, he arbitrarily took a weapon from Mr. B's fish shop and walked around the market swearing while holding it in his hand and was arrested by the police.

It was discovered that Mr. B submitted a statement to the police regarding the crime committed by Mr. A, such as walking around with a weapon, and arbitrarily submitted the weapon brought by Mr. A.

Afterwards, it was found that Mr. A thought that he was being investigated by the police due to Mr. B's actions, so he went back to the fish shop and committed the crime with a weapon.

Previously, Mr. A was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison for special injury crimes in August 2024 and was released in December of last year.

The court stated the reason for sentencing, saying, "Mr. B appears to have felt considerable anxiety and fear, and committed this crime during a period of repeated offenses," but "comprehensively took into consideration the fact that he acknowledged and reflected on the crime, and the fact that he did not appear to have prepared the weapon in a planned manner."