A drunk man in his 60s assaults a bus driver by brandishing a fire extinguisher.

(Hwaseong = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Sol = A man in his 60s who assaulted a bus driver while drunk and brandished a fire extinguisher was caught by the police.

The police applied for an arrest warrant for this man, but the Public Prosecution Service dismissed it, determining that there was no significant need for arrest.

Gyeonggi Hwaseong Dongtan Police Station announced on the 4th that it is investigating a man in his 60s, Mr. A, on charges of driver assault under the Aggravated Punishment Act for Specific Crimes.

Mr. A is accused of injuring Mr. B, a 60-year-old male driver of a city bus in Byeongjeom-gu, Hwaseong-si, by swinging a fire extinguisher several times at around 8:50 pm on the 2nd.

Mr. A, who had previously boarded the bus while drunk, complained that “the vehicle was shaking” and committed the crime with a fire extinguisher that was provided inside the bus.

After receiving a report from another passenger, the police arrived at the scene and arrested Mr. A.

It is reported that when Mr. A committed the crime, several passengers blocked him and Mr. B was not seriously injured.

The day before, the police applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A at the Suwon Regional Public Prosecution Office.

However, the Public Prosecution Office dismissed the warrant, saying, "Although the charges are serious, evidence has been secured and the suspect is admitting to the charges."

The police are investigating the details of the incident against Mr. A and others.