Pattaya - 10 police needed to arrest Norwegian man

[dirtydog]

The Case of the Norwegian Bully

On the 13th of February at 3.20am Pattaya Police were called to the scene of an assault in front of the Best Friend Beer Bar near Soi Pattaya Land on Beach Road.


Police arrived to the scene to find a tall and hefty Norwegian, Mr. Edmund Johnsen, aged 48, who was drunk and attacking a Thai man, Natee Wichathayanon, aged 24.
Many foreigners, vendors and passersby attempted to stop the situation but could not suppress the bullying temper of Johnsen.
It took ten Police Officers to take charge of the struggling and resisting Norwegian.
Mr. Natee was sent to hospital for treatment.
Witnesses told Police that Johnsen left the A Go Go bar with his 3-4 friends. He raised a hue and cry and began punching people which made his friends leave him alone. He then walked around the area in a temper. He stopped in front of the Best Friend bar beer and then began to take his trousers off with the intention to urinate near the busy BBQ pushcarts with many customers and pedestrians. His action was stopped by the vendors and he was told to go somewhere else. It was then that he vended his anger by attacking pedestrians including Mr. Natee who was standing nearby.
Johnsen was handcuffed and taken to Pattaya Police Station, where he used his strength to burst open the Police car door and he broke loose of the handcuffs and then began rampaging on the road.
He was eventually brought down and arrested by Police and volunteers. One officer was hit on the head with the handcuffs causing bleeding.
The Norwegian was locked up to calm down and after he gets sobers, sure enough an intensive inquiry with many charges will be made against him.

Pattaya People

[keda]

Fine, fine, I think he'll pay a fine.

[Begbie]

He's lucky he wasn't shot. The guy must have rocks in his head.

[dirtydog]

They aint allowed to get there guns out unless it is a life threatening confrontation, generally fisticuffs aint life threatening, of course it would just have been easier to shoot the cnut in the leg

[Gerbil]

"Broke the handcuffs"? Were they from some kiddies cops and robbers set or something? Anyway, bet he had an 'uncomfortable' night in the cells.

[dirtydog]

The police have to buy their own handcuffs, a good set say by smith and wesson would be like 1,000baht, a crap thing made in China that you would use with your wife or girlfriends for fun would be like 100baht, guesss which set he was wearing

[ENT]

Ever notice how Scandinavians when abroad get over the top on booze?

Part of the restricted drinking policy there, I think.

Lovely people, but don't seem to be able to handle alcohol too well, esp. Swedes.

[dubaidave]

^^

OMG the police have to buy their own handcuffs?

bloody hell

[Dougal]

OMG the police have to buy their own handcuffs?

Unless I am mistaken the police here have to buy all their own equipment - one of the reasons why they are on the take.

[Begbie]

They aint allowed to get there guns out unless it is a life threatening confrontation, generally fisticuffs aint life threatening, of course it would just have been easier to shoot the cnut in the leg

Oh yeah.

A nightclub near where I used to stay called the cops after a local guy started causing trouble. In walks one cop, bang !!. End of problem. As I said if he'd been Thai it would have been bye bye.

[dirtydog]

MORE THAN 10 POLICE BATTLE DRUNK NORWEGIAN

At 3.20 am on February 13th, Police Lieutenant General Santi Chainiramai, received notification that there was a very drunk, extremely large tourist causing a disturbance in front of the Best Friend Beer Bar, at the beginning of Soi Pattayaland.

When the police arrived, they found Mr. Edmund Johnsen, aged 48, a Norwegian national of stocky stature struggling with a Thai man, Mr Natee Wichathayanont, a staff member of nearby weight lifting shop, who the Norwegian had in a head lock. There was a crowd of tourist spectators gathered around watching the fray, some of whom attempted to render assistance to the Thai, but to no avail.

At this stage, more than 10 policemen set upon Mr. Johnsen to try and control him. The police eventually managed to separate Natee Wichathayanont from his drunken assailant and sent him to hospital finally succeeded in quelling the extremely drunk Norwegian.

A local waitress in a nearby beer bar said she had seen Mr. Johnsen, accompanied by three or four friends, go into a local go-go bar. They all emerged some time later in a very drunken state, shouting and swearing at bystanders. First, Johnsen laid into one of his friends and the others tried to intervene. The situation developed into a melee from which Johnsen’s friends beat a hasty retreat, leaving the drunk Norwegian on his own.

Johnsen then set upon a local bystander who had not been previously involved in the fray, Mr. Natee Wichathayanont, whom the Norwegian put into a head lock. It was then that the police arrived.

After temporarily quelling the Norwegian, the police put him in handcuffs and bustled him into a car, but he continued to struggle resulting in the police having to stop the police car. When it stopped, Johnsen forced his way out of the police car, stood in the middle of the road and proceeded to break his handcuffs. At this the police charged en masse at Johnsen, who flailing around himself with the handcuffs in self defence, caught a police officer, Mr Krairit Karnchanasiri, a stunning blow which caused him to bleed heavily from the head wound.

Johnsen was then remanded into custody and will be charged with assault on a police officer, injuring a member of the public, trying to avoid being arrested by the police and causing a public disturbance.

Pattaya Daily News

[obsidian]

he was channeling some pissed off viking. lucky he didnt kill'em all

[blackgang]

10,000 Swedes ran thru the weeds, Chased by one sick norwegian...

No so that they only do this away from home,, But at home surrounded by their fellows it just is normal behavior and nothing to take notice of.

[dirtydog]

Our News is Always New

LATEST NEWS

Tuesday 13th February 2007

Drunken Norwegian assaults Police Officer as he attempts to escape from custody.
A crazy late night incident now from Soi 10 off Pattaya Beach Road. Well after the bars were due to close, Police were called to a Beer Bar Complex at 3.30am after receiving information of a foreign man fighting with a group of Thai men. Police and volunteers attempted to subdue Mr. Edmund Johsson aged 46 from Norway but be decided to resist arrest. The heavily intoxicated man was eventually handcuffed and was led to the Police station on the corner of Soi 9. During this time, the man decided to attempt escape and managed to break the handcuffs. Police once again attempted to detain the man who was seen to punch a Police Officer in the moments that followed. Eventually the drunken man was taken to the cells and was charged with assaulting Police Sergeant Graiwit who sustained a minor head injury along with other public order offences including resisting arrest. He will soon appear in Court where a judge will decide his fate.

44
44
4