A man in his 50s was taken into police custody on suspicion of stalking the family of professional baseball KIA Tigers pitcher Yang Hyeon-jong.
According to police on the 23rd, Gwangju Nambu Police Station booked without detention a man in his 50s, identified as A, on suspicion of violating the Act on the Punishment of Stalking Crimes.
A is suspected of monitoring the residence of Yang Hyeon-jong's family or loitering around it from March to recently. He is also suspected of splashing food waste and other filth on local promotional materials related to Yang Hyeon-jong, installed by the local government, on more than 10 occasions.
A police investigation found that Yang Hyeon-jong's family and A are neighbors and, after a dispute over parking, the problematic behavior occurred on days when Yang Hyeon-jong started as a pitcher.
Police plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the case and decide on measures against A. However, Yang Hyeon-jong's side is said to have told police they do not want A to be punished.