”I called the police”: The reason why a man in his 30s stole 15,000 won worth of goods from a convenience store clerk (South Korea)

A man in his 30s who committed a robbery at a convenience store in order to go to prison was handed over to the prosecution. On the 13th, the Ulsan North Police Station in South Korea arrested a man in his 30s, Mr. A, at his home on suspicion of special robbery.
A is accused of threatening a female employee with a knife and then stealing items from her at a convenience store in Ulsan's Buk-gu district at around 3:48 a.m. on the 29th of last month.
In the security camera footage posted on the National Police Agency's official YouTube channel, Mr. A was seen taking out a knife from his trouser pocket and showing it to the employee, saying, "10
After he had obtained 15,000 won (about 1,700 yen) worth of items, including lunch boxes, cigarettes, and medicine, he was in front of a convenience store when the police arrived.
I waited about five minutes for him to arrive. The police, who responded to the call, arrested Mr. A, who was loitering in front of the convenience store.
After the police arrived, Mr. A pulled out a knife, but the police officers who saw this attacked Mr. A.
When the gun was pointed at him, he immediately threw away the knife and agreed to be arrested. According to the police, Mr. A, who was homeless, committed this crime with the idea that he would be able to avoid starvation if he went to prison.
He reportedly found it in a nearby field and took it to a convenience store. The police applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A, and the prosecution petitioned the court, but the request was rejected. Mr. A was investigated without indictment.
It was decided that this would be done.