Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) Open-Recruitment Comedian Assaults Designated Driver While Heavily Intoxicated... Arrested at the Scene
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- 2026-09-21 11:12:26
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- 2026-09-21 11:12:26

[Financial News] A comedian recruited through KBS's open recruitment program was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a designated driver while heavily intoxicated.
Seoul Seocho Police Station said on the 21st that it had booked Kim and was investigating him on suspicion of assaulting a driver while the vehicle was in operation under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes.
Kim is accused of assaulting designated driver A at around 1 a.m. the previous day by grabbing and shaking the driver's neck while intoxicated.
The driver was reportedly transporting Kim from Apgujeong-dong in Gangnam-gu to Kim's home when the assault occurred.
Police responding to a report arrested Kim at the scene and are investigating the specific circumstances of the incident.
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