Australian Arrested On Phuket For Shooting German Tourists

[submaniac]

I am very very thankful it was not a Thai doing the shooting. I am ticked off that a 71 year old man got shot. If it was a member of the banditos then there needs to be a crackdown because organize biker gangs will spread like a cancer if not put into check immediately.

[rubl]

The odd part of this story is the fact the debt collecting was being done by a farang. <deleted> ???

I wonder if you can get a work permit for that. Maybe there are no English speaking Thai mafia people

that can do the job....... I used to live in Phuket 12 years ago and loved it. Now it has

turned into a shit hole. I look forward to the day that it implodes from all the mafia nonsense.

But am sorry for any farang who has a business there. How has such a paradise gone so wrong ???

You may have missed the news from a few months ago. Dept. PM Pol. Captain Chalerm finished his three months job of ridding Phuket of mafia. It would seem he was really succesful

[advancebooking]

another aussie redneck in trouble over here. Lock him up and deporting back to the colonies...

[joboss]

An Australian that cannot shoot straight, That’s embarrassing for me..

[Jayroo]

A highly stupid Australian, he looks like a white trash red neck Australian, from convict decendents, that watches AFL, drinks VB and cooks what little brains he has left with ice. he should be locked up for good, he is an embarrassment to Australians.

Edited January 23, 2013 by Jayroo

[Johnice]

With all the crime going on there there must definitely be something in the water.

[Payboy]

An Australian that cannot shoot straight, That’s embarrassing for me..

Have you ever used a public toilet in Sydney?

[Locationthailand]

You can't make this stuff up... Guns, Loans Sharks, huge rates of Interest, Germans, Danes, Aussies and Police. Great melting pot for a plethora of misdeeds in the espoused tropical tourist destination complete with Tuk Tuk and Armchair Mafias, ripoffs at every turn, and gun fights. Yep - Amazing Thailand, an adventure in every holiday and at every turn, but don't forget to duck.

Add to the mix that the suspects, Australian John Edward Cohen (the shooter), 33, and his accomplice, Australian Adam Lewis Shea, 26, are now being linked to the infamous Bandidos Gang.

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Ah that explains it - and the cartoons all over them makes them tougher.

[transam]

With all the crime going on there there must definitely be something in the water.

Noooooooo, they come from all over cos they think the BiB is useless in LOS. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

[Jayroo]

LOL at the typical blue singlet, with a touch of thai with the red bull emblen, how white trashy.

[Naam]

i don't know about IQ, but a Freddy Krueger and a chucky tattoo? What was he thinking?

talk about a waste of skin.

What i find most interesting is the general lack of indignation on this thread, over this incident, as opposed to the ire apparent on the thread i was just reading where a thai accideintally shot a bystander at the full moon.

who said this chap can think?

[EyesWideOpen]

You can't make this stuff up... Guns, Loans Sharks, huge rates of Interest, Germans, Danes, Aussies and Police. Great melting pot for a plethora of misdeeds in the espoused tropical tourist destination complete with Tuk Tuk and Armchair Mafias, ripoffs at every turn, and gun fights. Yep - Amazing Thailand, an adventure in every holiday and at every turn, but don't forget to duck.

Add to the mix that the suspects, Australian John Edward Cohen (the shooter), 33, and his accomplice, Australian Adam Lewis Shea, 26, are now being linked to the infamous Bandidos Gang.

.

Ah that explains it - and the cartoons all over them makes them tougher.

dam_n !!!!!! I am too late. I was just thinking earlier that this had bike gang written all over it. Well, warring bike gangs will be a nice

charming addition to the Phuket scene....... Maybe Phuket can market itself as a Adventure Tourism spot. " Come and try

to survive !!!! "

[simple1]

I am very very thankful it was not a Thai doing the shooting. I am ticked off that a 71 year old man got shot. If it was a member of the banditos then there needs to be a crackdown because organize biker gangs will spread like a cancer if not put into check immediately.

Bandidos have been in Thailand for a while, met a US member in Pattaya in 2003 who was later arrested by RTP; cannot remember why. Below is an article talking about Danish members in Thailand, maybe a connection with the OP?

http://www.icenews.i...up-in-thailand/

Edited January 23, 2013 by simple1

[Lite Beer]

Australians charged with attempted murder: miss ‘mafia’ target, shoot German tourists

Phuket Gazette -

PHUKET: Two Australian tattoo parlor owners have been charged with attempted murder after opening fire with an unregistered firearm in the heart of Phuket’s party town, Patong, yesterday evening.

John Cohen, 32 and Adam Shea, 26 shot two German bystanders in their attempt to “strike first” against an alleged Danish mafioso, named by police only as “Dannie”.

“This is not a complicated case at all,” said Phuket Provincial Police Deputy Commander Arun Kleawwatee. “The suspects, afraid that they would be attacked by a party that they were in conflict with, decided to strike first.”

Patong Police apprehended the two suspects within an hour of the 7:30pm shooting.

“We quickly arrested the suspects at the tattoo shop they are both partners in on Bangla Road,” Col Arun said.

CCTV footage shows Mr Cohen and Mr Shea walking into many hotels along the street and asking for the receptionist for Dannie, Col Arun explained.

“That’s when they spotted Dannie leaving the hotel on a motorbike. Both of them ran out of the hotel, and one of them opened fire with .38 handgun. However, they missed Dannie and hit two German tourists [in front of the Family Mart],” he added.

Both parties were expected to show up incourt yesterday to resolve a dispute about a “big bike” worth about 300,000 baht. Dannie did not come to the hearing, Col Arun said.

During police questioning, Mr Cohen allegedly told police Dannie had sent a group of mafia men to his Phuket home.

“He used to live in Pattaya before moving here. I was afraid he would shoot me since he did not show up at court. So me and my friend decided to make a move first,” Mr Cohen told police.

Both suspects have been charged with attempted murder and for the illegal possession of a firearm.

Police are npw scouring the island for Dannie.

The two tourists injured by the stray bullets fired in Soi San Sabai off of Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road were taken to Patong Hospital.

“Johann Baschenegger, 42 and Joseph Woerner, 71, were both shot in the arm,” Patong Police Superintendent Chiraphat Pochanaphan said.

Mr Baschenegger arrived in Phuket around midnight on January 21.

“My friend, Joseph, arrived before me. We were hanging out in front of the hotel when we both were shot in the arm,” Mr Baschenegger said.

Col Chiraphat expressed his concern about how detrimental such an incident could be to Phuket’s vital tourism industry.

“The suspects opened up fire in the middle of a dense tourism area and injured two innocent people. They have seriously tarnished Thailand’s reputation and must face the highest penalties under the law,” Col Chiraphat said.

This most recent episode of gun violence in tourism regions of Thailand falls on the heels of British national Stephen Ashton, 22, being shot dead by a stray bullet at a New Year's Eve beach party on Koh Pha-ngan, near Koh Samui.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Australians-charged-with-attempted-murder-miss-mafia-target-shoot-German-tourists-20038.html

-- Phuket Gazette 2013-01-23

[bunnaag]

Actually, going by the standard of English in the news article ( i thought my English was bad ) and quality of reporting in Thailand i will not be surprised if there is a later alteration to say the guy is Austrian..

but who will bet me?

not me because it is highly possible that is was an Austrian

[noddy77]

Don't send them back to Australia. We don't want them back. Take them out to a rice farm and show them how to shoot straight.

I hope those two poor inocent guys that got shot recover quickly.

Edited January 23, 2013 by noddy77

[angsta]

They walked into hotel receptions asking for the guy by name? Amateur hour.

Clearly there are a couple of villages in Oz missed their idiots.

[jpippy]

The better ending to this story would have been if the shooters had turned the guns on themselves. But they probably would have missed.

[Guest]

“The suspects opened up fire in the middle of a dense tourism area and injured two innocent people. They have seriously tarnished Thailand’s reputation and must face the highest penalties under the law,” Col Chiraphat said

Pointing out what really matters.. Thailand's face value.

[noddy77]

Actually, going by the standard of English in the news article ( i thought my English was bad ) and quality of reporting in Thailand i will not be surprised if there is a later alteration to say the guy is Austrian..

but who will bet me?

not me because it is highly possible that is was an Austrian

Names don't exactly sound Austrian do they?

[Jayroo]

Don't send them back to Australia. We don't want them back. Take them out to a rice farm and show them how to shoot straight.

I hope those two poor inocent guys that got shot recover quickly.

More like, show them how to actually work.

[kevvy]

Let that be a lesson to all the Aussies..to much beer does effect your accuracy

and everyone else

[EyesWideOpen]

“The suspects opened up fire in the middle of a dense tourism area and injured two innocent people. They have seriously tarnished Thailand’s reputation and must face the highest penalties under the law,” Col Chiraphat said.

So let me get this straight......In Ko Pha Ngan a Thai national shoots and kills a tourist with a stray bullet, and not much seems to be

happening regarding punishment. Here in essence the exact same thing happens, with a farang shooter, but the stray bullets only wounds the bystanders. And now the Thai police there are thundering on about the highest penalties ?? Strange.......

Will be interesting to see how the biker gangs stack up against the Russian mafia now in Phuket... :-)

[bigbamboo]

Aussies miss target, shoot Phuket tourists

Tanyaluk Sakoot

In handcuffs, one of the two Australians is questioned after his arrest.

PHUKET: -- Two Australians angry with a Danish man who had not repaid money he had borrowed from them, shot at him last night.

They missed, hitting instead two German tourists passing by on Soi Sansabai in Patong.

Joseph Woerner and Johann Baschegger were hit, one in the arm and the other in the shoulder. They were taken to Patong hospital for treatment.

An hour later police arrested the two Australians, whom they named as Adam Lewis and John Cohw [sic]. The latter owns a tattoo shop in Patong and is accused of firing the gun. A Ruger .45 pistol was seized.

The two told police that the Dane had borrowed B380,000 from them. He had not paid any back and, with interest, he now owed them B1 million.

The Danish debtor has not been found, and is believed to be in hiding.

The two Australians are in custody and undergoing further questioning. Cohw was initially charged with attempted murder and with having a gun in a public place.

Source: http://www.thephuket...rists-36550.php

-- The Phuket News 2013-01-23

A few thoughts. There appears to be a inverse correlation between the number of tattoos and IQ after seeing his photo.

Regarding the amount owed, am a bit surprised to see the loan amount of 380,000 baht zoom up to one million baht.

Man I need to get into the loan business. And who in their right mind would loan money to ANYONE here without having

seizable assets to protect the loan...

Also nice to see the guy had a real gun, a Ruger. Some of the guns the vicious Thai gang bangers on scooters carry look like they would be scary to shoot. Anyway this is bad debt collection, popping off a few rounds in the general direction of the debtor and hitting bystanders. I have a friend who used to collect bad debts for the Hells Angeles. He said he would meet the guy , and immediately break his arm. As the guy is laying on the ground screaming, my friend informed him that unless the debt was paid he would then come back and REALLY hurt him. He said everyone paid........

If the debt collectors in Phuket adapted the same concept it would cut down on tourists being shot.

Phuket is beginning to make Boardwalk Empire look like Ramsey Street.

Edited January 23, 2013 by bigbamboo

[kevvy]

another aussie redneck in trouble over here. Lock him up and deporting back to the colonies...

you must be an American that's where rednecks come from

[kevvy]

Aussies miss target, shoot Phuket tourists

Tanyaluk Sakoot

In handcuffs, one of the two Australians is questioned after his arrest.

PHUKET: -- Two Australians angry with a Danish man who had not repaid money he had borrowed from them, shot at him last night.

They missed, hitting instead two German tourists passing by on Soi Sansabai in Patong.

Joseph Woerner and Johann Baschegger were hit, one in the arm and the other in the shoulder. They were taken to Patong hospital for treatment.

An hour later police arrested the two Australians, whom they named as Adam Lewis and John Cohw [sic]. The latter owns a tattoo shop in Patong and is accused of firing the gun. A Ruger .45 pistol was seized.

The two told police that the Dane had borrowed B380,000 from them. He had not paid any back and, with interest, he now owed them B1 million.

The Danish debtor has not been found, and is believed to be in hiding.

The two Australians are in custody and undergoing further questioning. Cohw was initially charged with attempted murder and with having a gun in a public place.

Source: http://www.thephuket...rists-36550.php

-- The Phuket News 2013-01-23

A few thoughts. There appears to be a inverse correlation between the number of tattoos and IQ after seeing his photo.

Regarding the amount owed, am a bit surprised to see the loan amount of 380,000 baht zoom up to one million baht.

Man I need to get into the loan business. And who in their right mind would loan money to ANYONE here without having

seizable assets to protect the loan...

Also nice to see the guy had a real gun, a Ruger. Some of the guns the vicious Thai gang bangers on scooters carry look like they would be scary to shoot. Anyway this is bad debt collection, popping off a few rounds in the general direction of the debtor and hitting bystanders. I have a friend who used to collect bad debts for the Hells Angeles. He said he would meet the guy , and immediately break his arm. As the guy is laying on the ground screaming, my friend informed him that unless the debt was paid he would then come back and REALLY hurt him. He said everyone paid........

If the debt collectors in Phuket adapted the same concept it would cut down on tourists being shot.

More to the point who would BORROW money from a tattooed Bruce like that?

not me

[submaniac]

I am very very thankful it was not a Thai doing the shooting. I am ticked off that a 71 year old man got shot. If it was a member of the banditos then there needs to be a crackdown because organize biker gangs will spread like a cancer if not put into check immediately.

Bandidos have been in Thailand for a while, met a US member in Pattaya in 2003 who was later arrested by RTP; cannot remember why. Below is an article talking about Danish members in Thailand, maybe a connection with the OP?

http://www.icenews.i...up-in-thailand/

Yeah, I had heard "rumors" of biker gang presence. Some reports it was just the "support clubs" for wannabe hangers on. If it is a full patched member, and they are committing crimes then its a game changers. It goes from simply being present to actively bringing in crime. Once they're fully established, it's very difficult to get rid of them as both United states and australian authorities know.

[candypants]

What i find most interesting is the general lack of indignation on this thread, over this incident, as opposed to the ire apparent on the thread i was just reading where a thai accideintally shot a bystander at the full moon.

Nobody in this thread has been shot DEAD.

Thankfully, but more by luck than judgement.

i see little difference in intent

[rgs2001uk]

LOL at the typical blue singlet, with a touch of thai with the red bull emblen, how white trashy.

I believe the PC term these days is Bogan, probably wearing surfie joe thongs as well.

[chooka]

Thais use this excuse, "It was an accident" no offence write it off..

Just kidding people. Hope he faces the full extent of the law.