19-Year-Old Arrested for Wielding Knife and Causing Chaos on Expressway Bus

[Georgealbert]

 

 

Police arrested a 19-year-old man, Mr. Songkarn Kraisaksri, on September 29, after he caused a disturbance on a public bus traveling on the Si Rat Expressway. The arrest took place near the Phahonyothin 1 expressway exit in the Thung Phaya Thai district, Ratchathewi, Bangkok.

 

The arrest was made by officers from the Expressway Traffic Control Centre 2 (EOD 2), including Sgt. Pawarin Phuchan, Sgt. Worapoj Rungthapphuang, Sgt. Nattapon Chalorchon, and Sgt. Rewat Sangtien, in collaboration with officers from Din Daeng Police Station, Sgt. Rungroj Inthapong and Sgt. Natthaphong Thabyai.

 

 

Police were alerted to a chaotic scene involving a man behaving erratically and brandishing a knife while engaging in a verbal altercation and shouting at passengers on the bus. The bus was traveling along the Si Rat Expressway, heading towards the Victory Monument exit. Authorities immediately responded and intercepted the bus near the expressway's exit.

 

Upon boarding the bus, officers successfully apprehended the suspect, Mr. Songkarn, and confiscated the knife he had been wielding. A search of his belongings revealed two more knives and drug paraphernalia, including a cannabis bong and a small quantity of cannabis.

 

Mr. Songkarn has been charged with carrying a knife in a public place without reasonable cause. He was transferred to Din Daeng Police Station for further investigation and legal proceedings.

 

Picture courtesy of Workpoint.

 

-- 2024-09-30