Police: Long Island City Man Wanted for Murder in South Korea

Southold Town Police arrested a Long Island City man who is wanted for murder in his native South Korea after bay constables found him illegally fishing off of Clark's Beach in Greenport on Sunday at 11:35 a.m., police said.

Byungsoo Kim, 57, was charged with dumping finfish after police saw him fishing on the beach and then dumping the fish back into the sound, disregarding instructions from bay constables not to throw the fish he had caught back into the water, police said. As constables issued a summons, Kim fled the scene. Further investigation revealed that Kim is wanted by the International Criminal Police Organization for murder in his native country, police said.

Kim was found by the Southold Town Police K-9 Unit with the assistance of the Suffolk County Police Aviation Unit. He was arrested on the conservation violation and held for the International Criminal Police Organization.