Boonlua Chatree
A Huay Yai man was arrested for shooting off a handgun at Bali
Hai Pier and then leading police on a chase throughout South Pattaya.
Police
arrested Chaloempol Chao-suan for firing his handgun at Bali Hai Pier.
A drunken Chaloempol Chao-suan, 28, was apprehended
on Soi Yensabai early April 1 after a chase that led police from the
pier, past Chaimongkol Temple and through South Pattaya side streets. A
loaded 9 mm handgun was confiscated.
Officers were called to Bali Hai on reports someone was shooting a gun
into the air. The suspect had fled before police arrived, but witnesses
supplied the license plate number of the shooter’s Isuzu pickup truck.
Police said Chaloempol protested his arrest, claiming that since the gun
was registered, he saw nothing wrong with “having fun” and firing
bullets into the sky.
Chaloempol was charged with unjustified possession of a registered
firearm in a public area and discharging a gun in public.
