Thread: Foreign tourist breaks into bank, goes on rampage in Pai

A foreign tourist broke into a Bangkok Bank branch in Pai in the northern province of Mae Hong Son yesterday evening. He smashed his way through several glass doors with rocks and proceeded to cause significant damage to the bank’s property. Police detained him and discovered he was illegally residing in the kingdom.


A foreigner named Kent Douglas Meades – nationality unknown – smashed his way into Pai’s Bangkok Bank at around 7pm last night. He destroyed 2 glass safety doors at the entrance of the bank, 4 more glass doors, 3 computer screens, 2 desk partitions and 1 printer. A passerby filmed the man retrieving rocks from his motorbike and throwing them at the bank, but didn’t dare intervene out of fear of the man’s violent and bizarre behaviour.

It wasn’t long before police found Kent on a public road at around 7:14pm and took him to Pai Police Station for questioning. Kent admitted breaking into the bank and destroying the property but he wouldn’t say what his motive was. He didn’t steal any money. Police found a total of 25 rocks in the man’s motorbike.


Police checked Kent’s passport to discover that he was illegally residing in the kingdom. He previously had a one month tourist visa which ran out on April 17, 45 days prior to the incident.


The police said nothing like this has ever happened before in Pai, which is a popular tourist destination in northern Thailand.

Foreign tourist breaks into bank, goes on rampage in northern Thailand | Thaiger

Kent Douglas Meades - gotta be a sep.

He was probably frustrated about trying to open an account

^ I was just thinking that

Says on the Web he's a Russian Cannuck

The police said nothing like this has ever happened before in Pai

What happens among the crystal janglers stays among the crystal janglers.

Obviously he wasn't jangling his crystals properly.

Originally Posted by misskit

He didn’t steal any money. Police found a total of 25 rocks in the man’s motorbike.

This and the rocks he'd had already are likely the cause.

Let's look at a replay...

https://www.sanook.com/video/clip/1501876/

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Let's look at a replay...

What a headcase

Canuck.

A Canadian tourist was arrested after allegedly hurling rocks at a bank in Thailand.

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I bet they wouldn't accept his signature.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Kent Douglas Meades - gotta be a sep.

Bit quick there...

Originally Posted by Norton

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^
Dual Russian citizen as well.

Originally Posted by pickel

Dual Russian citizen as well.

With a name like his . . . odd

Originally Posted by panama hat

With a name like his . . . odd

That name is not uncommon in Canada, which is the other half of the "dual".

Originally Posted by pickel

That name is not uncommon in Canada, which is the other half of the "dual".

. . . which is the one I was referring to. How can someone with a name like that be a dual citizen? Russia doesn't allow dual citizenship, like many countries.

Perhaps he gave up his Canadian citizenship and is traveling as a Russian then. I think the Canadian government would still grant him a passport whatever Russia's laws are though.

Or, it's just Thai media getting it wrong.

Originally Posted by pickel

I think the Canadian government would still grant him a passport whatever Russia's laws are though.

Of course . . .

Originally Posted by pickel

Or, it's just Thai media getting it wrong.

Also very likely

Originally Posted by pickel

Or, it's just Thai media getting it wrong

Canucks, Ruskies, Seppos. Same, same to Thais so yes likely a media mistake.