Marine vet arrested for storming North Korean embassy with machete, taking hostages

[mikeyp]

Marine vet arrested for storming North Korean embassy with machete, taking hostages - USMC Life

A US Marine veteran-one of several people who stormed the North Korean embassy with fake guns and machetes in Spain- has been denied bond in Los Angeles.

38-year-old Christopher P. Ahn (aka Adrian Hong Chang) was arrested by the LAPD last week after he and other members of the Free Joeson “government-in-exile” group stormed the embassy of their mortal enemies, the Kim family.

Ahn and several others took the embassy and held several people hostage, stealing state information on USB drives, computers and other devices. Eventually, the group fled the embassy in stolen vehicles, which were later found abandoned.

A day after the attack, a member of the group -Hong Chang- was captured by US officials as he flew into the US and told them that Marine veteran Ahn had participated in the attack. To make matters worse for the Marine, one of the embassy workers identified the veteran using his LinkedIn profile picture.

Ahn was captured by US Marshals operating inside the local LAPD jurisdiction, along with a handgun.

 

[5811]

Strange, the article didn't mention what flavor crayons he had with him when he was arrested....

 

[SSShooter]

38-year-old Christopher P. Ahn (aka Adrian Hong Chang) was arrested by the LAPD last week after he and other members of the Free Joeson “government-in-exile” group stormed the embassy of their mortal enemies, the Kim family.

Wait, they were mortal enemies? In that case, I say give 'em a pass on storming the embassy

Ahn was captured by US Marshals operating inside the local LAPD jurisdiction, along with a handgun.

US Marshals and a handgun captured Ahn. See folks, guns ARE dangerous if they can go around capturing people.

 

[enbloc]

Ahn and several others took the embassy and held several people hostage, stealing state information on USB drives, computers and other devices. Eventually, the group fled the embassy in stolen vehicles, which were later found abandoned.

Or, it was a ruse to "plant" software on the Embassy's computers...

 

[ns939393]

Planted hidden video cameras. In this case I'm reasonably sure Kraft wont show up on them.

 

[slap shot]

damn that linked in...nothing good comes from social media

 

[Drix]

damn that linked in...nothing good comes from social media

I know someone who got doxed over a linked in profile they'd deleted 6 months earlier- they were having harassment issues and could see that train coming, sadly for them, they didn't step out of the way as well as they thought.

 

[308rifleman]

Sounds like a lot of BS. His fake guns and machete would have been no match for the AK47s that the North Korean embassy guards would have used against him. Most, if not all, embassy guards are heavily armed or lightly armed (handguns) in front of visitors but with quick access to automatic weapons. They have diplomatic immunity, so they do not worry about gun laws. I saw video of Turkish embassy guards carrying guns and beating up civilians in Washington, DC. I doubt that any of them had permits to carry those guns under DC's strict gun laws. To the best of my knowledge, those guards were never charged.

 

[M60]

So what's so bad about that.

 

[AHM]

Planted hidden video cameras. In this case I'm reasonably sure Kraft wont show up on them.

I dunno; he was visiting an Asian massage parlor.

 

[jasonj84]

Strange, the article didn't mention what flavor crayons he had with him when he was arrested....

Obviously he consumed the crayons during his short time on the lamb..

 

[eboos]

If some Turks or Chileans stormed into the U.S. Embassy with fake guns and a machete, there would not have been anyone left to arrest. Beyond stupid.

- 1996-1997 MSGD Istanbul, Turkey; 1997-1999 MSGD Santiago, Chile

 

[drgrant]

Sounds like a lot of BS. His fake guns and machete would have been no match for the AK47s that the North Korean embassy guards would have used against him. Most, if not all, embassy guards are heavily armed or lightly armed (handguns) in front of visitors but with quick access to automatic weapons.

Not sure if serious, some diplomatic missions run by some smaller or shithole countries are basically pisspot affairs that don't involve any of that. A lot of them
run their stuff out of a shoebox practically. Or sometimes even a rented office or two colocated in some building, etc.

-Mike

 

[jasonj84]

I will take any flavor of crayon over that sawdust oatmeal bar from back in the Ham Slice days.

 

[Howland]

Give the guy some extra leave and bust him down a rank for a month. Then lay a Maritorious Service Medal on him. The free beer from his buds will more than make up for the loss of pay. Then let the word get out to Little Rocketman.

Oh yeah, thanks for a few Gigs of data. Here's a worm to make it up to you.

 

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