Attempted murder charges
were dropped, but ex-police volunteer Sakda Kaewwiset will still need to
face charges of possessing an illegal weapon.
Boonlua Chatree
A former Pattaya police volunteer has been arrested,
this time for allegedly owning an illegal gun he put to the head of a
motorcycle taxi driver.
Sakda Kaewwiset, 25, was arrested June 21 following
the complaint from 21-year-old Jinnawat Phonphot, who works from a taxi
stand on Walking Street. Police said Sakda resisted arrest, screaming at
officers about his volunteer status before being put down and cuffed.
Jinnawat told police he was waiting for customers
when Sakda, who he claimed to be a friend, drove up and slapped him and
verbally abused him, showing off his police volunteer credentials. It
wasn’t the first time his supposed buddy had done this and Jinnawat
fought back, hitting him with a helmet.
A fellow driver broke up the fight and Sakda left,
only to reappear later and pull a gun, pointing it in Jinnawat’s face,
police alleged. The victim saw the gun was unloaded, however, and fought
back before calling police.
Police said Sakda - who had been previously fired
from his job as a police volunteer - confessed to the charges, claiming
he was just drunk and joking around with an empty gun. He pleaded with
his “buddy” to not press charges and Jinnawat eventually agreed. Police,
therefore, could only charge him with illegal weapons possession.
