On the night of the 21st, at an internet cafe in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, a 42-year-old man held a female employee in his 20s hostage, but police rushed in about five hours later and arrested him on suspicion of imprisonment. ..


According to the investigators, the suspect had a hostage-holding case at a credit union in Aichi prefecture 10 years ago. It means that he has stated.

Around 10 pm on the 21st, a man held a female employee in his 20s as a hostage at a private room booth at an internet cafe "Kaisei CLUB Kawagoe Wakita Shinmachi" in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture.



According to the police, the private room was locked from the inside, and the investigator tried to persuade him through an intercom etc., but about 5 hours later, he rushed in after 3 am on the 21st and was arrested on the spot on suspicion of confinement. Did.



Female employees are protected and there is no difference in their lives.



The person arrested was Koji Nagakubo (42), whose address and occupation were unknown.



According to investigators, the suspect was sentenced to nine years in prison in 2012, ten years ago, in a credit union in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, where he held a guest and other hostages for about 13 hours.



In response to his investigation, he said, "I was sick of my life. I thought he could go back to jail if he had an incident."



The suspect has been using a private room since the morning of the 21st, and the police said that a female employee broke into the room where she was cleaning in the next room with a utility knife and stood up. Checking it up.

The situation inside the store

According to the police, the store where the incident occurred is a one-story building, and there are 61 private rooms, of which 30 have keys.



The room where the suspect stood up has a structure that can be opened from the outside with a card-type electronic key, and there is also an internal key.



It is about 2 tatami mats in size, has a mattress, and has a computer.



At that time, there were about 20 customers in the store, but there were two employees, including the victim's woman.

Background of standing up

The incident was discovered by calling 110 after 10 pm on the 21st.



There was a report from the store that "a female employee went to the private room booth and did not come back", and when a police officer rushed in, the suspect did not respond by saying "noisy, this bastard" through the door. is.



The suspect had been using the private room booth since the morning of the 21st, but when a female employee was cleaning the next room, he broke in with a utility knife and stood up.



Since it was locked from the inside, it was not possible to see what was inside, and a negotiator investigator called a "negotiator" continued to persuade him through intercoms and other means.



During this time, the suspect sometimes requested water.



The stalemate continued, but after 3:00 am on the 22nd, more than five hours after the outbreak, an investigator rushed in when the suspect opened the door, securing himself and protecting the female employee.