Overview
- The suspect, 44-year-old Teruyuki Takabayashi, was re-arrested on May 28 on charges of obstructing police and causing injury after officers say he sprayed them with an unknown liquid.
- Police say the re-arrest follows a separate April incident in Fussa where the same man allegedly struck a male high school student with a hammer and was later charged with injury.
- Authorities allege that on April 29 the suspect threatened six officers with a survival knife at his home and sprayed liquid that left three officers with injuries requiring about one week of recovery.
- Reports differ on how he fled after the incidents, with some sources saying he used a vehicle registered to another person to reach Narashino in Chiba and others saying he left by motorcycle or wagon, and investigators are probing those gaps.
- Investigators are examining the spray device and the liquid’s composition, and officials say Takabayashi has declined to answer questions as the inquiry continues and further official updates are expected.