webfact Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Caught by social media: German expat who helped Thai wife sell BBQ chicken to be deported - he's wanted by Interpol A German man who was featured in a number of Thai news reports after photos of him helping his Thai wife sell BBQ chicken went viral is to be deported. On Tuesday, Immigration Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Sompong Chingduang announced that Maximilian Fernsebner, who was initially praised by many Thais online for helping his wife make a living, is actually wanted in his native Germany on charges related to drug trafficking, robbery and child pornography. After Fernsebner featured in a Thaivisa News report and social media posts in May after helping his Thai wife "Nong Naen" sell BBQ chicken outside a bag factory in Pak Chong, Nakhon Ratchasima, officials ran checks on the thirty four year old’s immigration status and also contacted the German Embassy in Bangkok. Immigration police discovered that Fernsebner was wanted on an arrest warrant issued by Interpol issued in 2017. The warrant was issued after Fernsebner had first moved to Thailand, officials said, who only became aware of his criminal past after the coverage on social media. Fernsebner had previously spent time in Pattaya but then moved to his wife’s home of Pak Chong as he thought he would be able to live under the radar in rural Isaan. That was until the photo of him selling BBQ chicken went viral. Thai media reported that after police tracked him down to an address in Pak Chong the German went on the run for two days, hiding out in a forest and even using a plastic pipe so he could breath when hiding underwater. On the 3rd day he eventually gave himself up. Fernsebner’s wife blamed ‘social media’ for her husband’s arrest. She said that if he hadn’t been photographed selling the BBQ chicken, he probably wouldn’t have been caught. Fernsebner’s wife said she and her husband had only been helping run her mother's stall while she was sick. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-07-02 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info clip_1562043403_4947.mp4 Video: TNews Facebook post snares German fugitive in Korat countryside A German fugitive hiding in Thailand since 2017 has been arrested after a photo of him helping his Thai wife sell barbecued chicken was shared on Facebook. A Facebook user took the photo of Maximilian Fernsebner, 34, and posted it online to praise him for helping out his wife on her stall in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Pak Chong district. The post was widely shared, eventually drawing the attention of German embassy officials. They alerted Thai police that Fernsebner was wanted by Interpol for allegedly selling drugs online, robbery and disseminating child pornography. Fernsebner fled as police arrived to arrest him at his village of Ban Pong Prathoon. He took refuge in a nearby swamp for the next two days. But after being hunted down and surrounded, he called the German embassy and asked to surrender to its officials. When they arrived at the scene, he gave himself up and claimed to have evaded capture by submerging himself and breathing through a plastic straw. He was finally arrested by police at 10.30am on Tuesday. Pol Maj-General Pruetthipong Prayoonsiri, commander of Immigration Police Division 2, said Fernsebner entered the country in 2017 when the Interpol warrant had not yet been sent to Thailand. He later left the country via a Nakhon Phanom border post before hiring a Lao man to smuggle him back across the Mekong River by boat. After sneaking back into the country, he married a Thai woman and took up residence in the quiet northeastern village, only to be discovered by chance after his photo went viral. Source: http://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372163 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-07-02 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSky Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Surely this was some kind of setup to portray foreigners in a bad way? If not its surely a coincidence the same guy in the news is later found to be on the run.. You couldn't make it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, webfact said: Immigration police discovered that Fernsebner was wanted on an arrest warrant issued by Interpol in 2017. Not the sharpest knife in the draw, should have stayed under the media radar ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 That's what happens when you run fowl of the law ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonthai Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 so his wife knew he was on interpol list. how immigration and consulates gave him visas and extension for 2 years? who he bribed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkerry Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 living the high life... only to be caught out by social media... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Well he got what he deserves, Helping your wife is great but not when you are a wanted criminal, Not the smartest move!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 7 minutes ago, webfact said: Fernsebner’s wife blamed ‘social media’ for her husband’s arrest. She said that if he hadn’t been photographed selling the BBQ chicken, he probably wouldn’t have been caught. When we know we can be deported because we are likely to be wanted by Interpol, we stay at home or go fishing; another one who has a pea instead of the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 And posters at the time thought he'd just be deported for working without a permit! Oh ye of little faith! Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 How did he manage to get his extensions granted, hope there is some investigation into that. His wife does not seem to grasp the fact that his alleged charges include child pornography Blaming social media, what about her shielding him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 There's always a reason why some foreigners go to Thailand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phuketshrew Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, tracker1 said: That's what happens when you run fowl of the law ! Yes. His chickens have certainly come home to roost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notasmartassknowitallfarag Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 He is a wanted man so fair enough. But the cops looking into him because he flipped a sausage on a stall, shows the utter contempt they have for foreigners, who they only want spending money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 'Fernsebner’s wife blamed ‘social media’ for her husband’s arrest. ' Bloody farang social media! Honest drug selling pedos can't even mind their own chicken selling business anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mansell Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, kkerry said: living the high life... only to be caught out by social media... Selling chicken......not exactly the "High Life" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptooyoo Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 The headline is clickbait and intentionally misleading, "Caught by social media: German expat who helped Thai wife sell BBQ chicken to be deported." Who read the title and thought it outrageous he was being deported for selling chicken without a work permit? On the news homepage the title doesn't include the part "wanted by interpol." Only after you click and open the story does the headline say he's wanted for more serious doings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtank Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I wonder if his wife knows he is a pedophile. What a disgusting article he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, Uptooyoo said: The headline is clickbait and intentionally misleading, "Caught by social media: German expat who helped Thai wife sell BBQ chicken to be deported." Who read the title and thought it outrageous he was being deported for selling chicken without a work permit? Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilippBKK Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 What a tosser..... Toss him in ze hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilailuk Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 12 minutes ago, notasmartassknowitallfarag said: He is a wanted man so fair enough. But the cops looking into him because he flipped a sausage on a stall, shows the utter contempt they have for foreigners, who they only want spending money. Just another stupid farang kee nok criminal, helping with increasing the hate of foreigners living in LOS, that´s probably fair enough, way too many of these.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 31 minutes ago, webfact said: mmigration police discovered that Fernsebner was wanted on an arrest warrant issued by Interpol issued in 2017. The warrant was issued after Fernsebner had first moved to Thailand, officials said, who only became aware of his criminal past after the coverage on social media. Guess they don't read the Interpol site regulary. How's the 'hunt' for the red bull kid going btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNXexpat Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 The negative side of a kind of internet fame. But if he is wanted also for child pornography it´s good that they found him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 winning moves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 58 minutes ago, webfact said: Fernsebner had previously spent time in Pattaya but then moved to his wife’s home of Pak Chong as he thought he would be able to live under the radar in rural Isaan. Posting videos on social media is hardly living under the radar. He ties in first place at the moment with the Thai lady who boasted she got off a drink driving charge by paying a bribe. They haven't got two functioning brain cells between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I said this would end badly for him. these stories always do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anythingleft? Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Something wrong with this whole set up, stinks of being too easy Really, who would be that stupid........Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user68677878 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 49 minutes ago, DrTuner said: 'Fernsebner’s wife blamed ‘social media’ for her husband’s arrest. ' Bloody farang social media! Honest drug selling pedos can't even mind their own chicken selling business anymore. now that is funny ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user68677878 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 2 minutes ago, Anythingleft? said: Something wrong with this whole set up, stinks of being too easy Really, who would be that stupid........ Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk Plenty out there are!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 36 minutes ago, Vacuum said: Guess they don't read the Interpol site regulary. How's the 'hunt' for the red bull kid going btw? Wait till he gets caught on camera selling hooky pots and pans with Dell Boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, Anythingleft? said: Something wrong with this whole set up, stinks of being too easy Really, who would be that stupid........ Sent from my SM-N950F using Tapatalk I agree with you....Even stupid people are not this stupid...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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