Iksan Police Station in North Jeolla Province said Saturday that it has booked a 55-year-old man without detention on the charge of obstruction of justice.
The man, surnamed Kwon, is accused of punching a 29-year-old firefighter surnamed Choi five to six times inside an ambulance on its way to a hospital in Iksan, North Jeolla Province around 3 a.m. on Thursday.
The firefighter was headed to a nearby hospital when he picked up Kwon from a report that he was lying down in front of a sauna in Yeongdeung-dong, Iksan from drinking.
 |
(Yonhap) |
Kwon reportedly hit Choi when he asked him for water and was not given any.
There was no water inside the ambulance and the man was caught red-handed, according to police.
Police sent Kwon back home since he was “too drunk.” A formal investigation is set to launch soon.
By Ahn Sang-yool (
koolsangon@heraldcorp.com)
