Police in Pattaya struggle to arrest a Russian man who locked himself in a bathroom.

Police in Pattaya struggle to arrest a Russian man who locked himself in a bathroom. 

On May 11, 2024, Pattaya police required many minutes to subdue a delirious Russian man. 

PATTAYA -- Several patrol policemen from Pattaya City Police Station had to work for several minutes to keep a Russian guy in a frenzy from fleeing his hotel room and heading to the police station.

Eyewitnesses who recorded the video clip provided details that the incident occurred at 5:00 PM on May 11. The Russian man, aged around 30-35 years old, was in a state of delirium and ran to snatch a mobile phone from a passerby on Pattaya City Road, Moo 9, Nong Prue Sub-district, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province. Others helped to catch him and return the phone to its owner.

The owner of the mobile phone didn’t make a big deal out of it, thinking that the foreigner was probably drunk. But suddenly, the Russian man became crazed again, running into a hotel in Soi 7, Beach Road, before hiding in the bathroom and making loud noises..

This time, witnesses called the police for assistance, concerned that locals and tourists would be disturbed..

Later, several police officers had to exert effort to arrest this Russian man by spraying pepper spray into the bathroom. Unable to bear it, the man ran out, and the police swarmed to control him, grappling with him for several minutes before successfully apprehending him.

The next morning, on May 12, reporters called Pattaya City Police Station for an update but didn’t get much information. The officer stated that the man was still in a frantic state and hard to communicate with. The police detained him in a holding cell and filed charges of disorderly conduct and causing public nuisance to prosecute him. They are waiting for him to calm down..