Man in his 40s caught roaming Jeju streets with weapon, arrested after 3-hour search

A man in his 40s was arrested after roaming the streets of downtown Jeju while carrying a weapon, with police apprehending him roughly three hours after receiving the initial report.

The Jeju Western Police Station said Monday it had booked the man, identified only by his surname initial A, on charges of carrying a weapon in a public place and was investigating the case.

A is suspected of walking through streets in the Nohyeong-dong area of Jeju around 4 p.m. Monday while carrying the weapon.

Officers tracked his whereabouts after receiving the report and arrested him at his residence in Nohyeong-dong at around 6:55 p.m. the same day.

Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident, including why A was carrying the weapon on the street.