18-year-old Dongha Lee is charged with a misdemeanor from the Feb. 28 incident at Seckinger Excessive Faculty. Lee additionally has an immigration maintain on him.
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — An 18-year-old South Korean man on a 90-day vacationer visa has been arrested following issues from incidents at two excessive faculties within the space. The 18-year-old had encounters with college students each on-line and in particular person, in response to officers.
Dongha Lee was taken into custody in Corridor County on Wednesday evening after an arrest warrant by Gwinnett County Faculty Police was issued, accusing Lee of failing to verify in at Seckinger Excessive Faculty in Buford. Authorities have additionally positioned an immigration maintain on Lee.
The arrest stems from an incident final Friday when Lee reportedly entered Seckinger Excessive round 7 a.m., roaming the halls for roughly seven minutes earlier than being confronted and requested to go away.
In a telephone interview with 11Alive simply earlier than his arrest, Lee claimed he had accomplished nothing unlawful, stating that the varsity had offered him with a customer sticker bearing his identify, entry date, and objective.
Previous to his arrest, Lee had been staying at a residence on Laurelwood Path In Flowery Department in Corridor County, although he beforehand talked about having a lodge in downtown Atlanta. The Corridor County Sheriff’s Workplace had responded to the identical residence the earlier evening after Lee reported receiving threats following information protection about his go to to Seckinger Excessive Faculty.
Issues escalated over the weekend when mother and father reported that Lee had contacted their youngsters on Instagram, met them on the Mall of Georgia, bought presents for them, and supplied rides dwelling.
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The scholars acknowledged they didn’t know Lee previous to his on-line messages.
He claimed to have met some Seckinger Excessive Faculty college students who have been visiting Seoul and even talked about relationship a Seckinger pupil, although he didn’t present additional particulars.
Moreover, Lee tried to enroll at West Corridor Excessive Faculty in Corridor County. The district mentioned they turned him away after figuring out he didn’t have the correct documentation and was not the suitable age.
As of now, the Division of Homeland Safety has declined to touch upon the immigration maintain positioned on Lee.
