Drunk U.S. Soldier Allegedly Assaults Bus Driver in Suwon
|Another U.S. Soldier has self selected himself out of continued service it looks like:
An American soldier suspected of assaulting a South Korean bus driver was arrested over the weekend by police in Suwon city, according to a police official.
Police allege that a junior enlisted soldier stationed at Camp Humphreys boarded a tourist bus around 6:40 a.m. Sunday and “made a commotion” by yelling, a spokesman for the Suwon Seobu police station told Stars and Stripes by phone Monday.
South Korean law enforcement officials customarily speak to the media on the condition of anonymity and do not publicly identify criminal suspects until trial. Suwon is roughly 20 miles north of Camp Humphreys, the largest U.S. military base overseas.
The bus driver was pushed to the ground while attempting to restrain the soldier, the spokesman said. The driver notified police, who apprehended the soldier at a convenience store about 330 yards from the bus.
The bus driver and police officers at the scene said they smelled alcohol on the soldier’s breath, the spokesman said. Police will review security camera footage from the bus and plan to interview the soldier at a later date.
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Again, the soldier was stupid; but where were his “battle buddy”, his squad leader, and his reflective belt?
Seems he may have been a jerk who was set up for a fall.
It may even turn out he was AWOL.
Seems like USFK has about 40 open cases at any one time between GI Dumb and the Korean legal system.
Strangely, they don’t brag about that.