The other three violations pertained to the Firearm Act regarding possession of a gun and ammunition without permission, carrying a gun in public and firing a gun in public. After being released, he was arrested in Bang Rak district on drug charges and jailed for 20 months before being released six months ago, Popthorn said. On Sunday, Ekkalak barged into a salon in Soi Wat Boronniwat on Rama I Road in Pathumwan district, allegedly holding salon owner Suphud Lotthong, 38, and two female customers hostage at gunpoint. Police then shot him twice in the stomach and apprehended him. In addition to the kidnapping and firearms charges, police were investigating Ekkalak’s possible connections to drug crimes to apprehend any accomplices involved, Popthorn said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 30, 2017 07:52 UTC