Overview
- Kim, a former first officer, was arrested Tuesday night at a lodging facility in Ulsan after a captain was found fatally stabbed earlier that day.
- He told investigators he spent three years planning attacks on four former coworkers and said he viewed the violence as justified.
- Police say he attempted to strangle another ex-colleague in Goyang on Monday, and the victim survived.
- After the stabbing, he traveled to Changwon to find another target but was thwarted by police protection, and officers later recovered the suspected weapon from his suitcase.
- Investigators are pursuing murder and attempted-murder charges, plan to seek a detention warrant, and are considering a psychopathy assessment as eight pilots request police protection.