Man High on Drugs Runs in Panic, Fearing EM Bracelet Explosion

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Workpoint.

 

A 29-year-old man in Udon Thani caused alarm after running frantically across a busy road, claiming his electronic monitoring (EM) bracelet was about to explode and sever his leg. The man, who was under the influence of drugs, was later taken into police custody and transferred to a hospital for treatment.

 

At approximately 09:10 on 2 April, police in Mueang Udon Thani received reports of a shirtless man in jeans, barefoot, and running back and forth across Thahan Road near Prachak Sinlapakhom Camp Hospital. Witnesses expressed concern that he might cause an crash or harm himself.

 

Police Lieutenant Ittiphon Jittajan, who was patrolling local banks at the time, arrived at the scene and restrained the man before calling for backup from the 191 emergency response unit.

 

The man was identified as Jirayu, also known as “Tao”, a resident of Ban Tat subdistrict. When questioned, he admitted that he had stolen 1,700 baht from his mother to check into a hotel with a woman named Tarn. He claimed Tarn provided him with two methamphetamine pills, after which she became agitated, warning that her boyfriend was looking for her.

 

Jirayu said he panicked when he heard his EM bracelet beeping and, convinced it was about to explode, fled the hotel in terror. “I thought my leg would be blown off,” he told officers, adding that he was also afraid Tarn’s boyfriend would shoot him. He ran barefoot until his feet were covered in cuts and bruises.

 

Jirayu further revealed that he had been in a relationship with Tarn for two years and had no idea she had another boyfriend. “She drained me of everything I had,” he said. “If I’d known she had a boyfriend, I wouldn’t have been with her.”

 

Police confirmed that Jirayu had a criminal record, including a previous conviction for theft after stealing electrical wires from a rented room in Udon Thani last year. He was sentenced to one month in prison before his grandmother bailed him out, after which he was required to wear an EM bracelet.

 

Lieutenant Ittiphon stated that Jirayu was highly anxious and confused, repeatedly insisting that someone was trying to kill him. “It’s clear he was hallucinating due to drug use,” the officer said. “He was convinced his EM bracelet would explode.”

 

Jirayu was taken to Udon Thani Hospital for medical evaluation and detoxification. Authorities have contacted his family to arrange for his care, aiming to prevent further public disturbances.

 

 

-- 2025-04-03

 

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