Man Arrested After Drunk Motorcycle Rampage at Khon Kaen Temple
A 52-year-old man was arrested after riding his motorcycle into a Khon Kaen temple while drunk, with a blood alcohol level of 264 mg%, claiming he came to find someone connected to a land dispute the activist was involved in.
A 52-year-old man named Bandith has been arrested following a late-night motorcycle incident at Pa Adulyaram temple in Khon Kaen province on August 18. He rode into the temple compound around 10:30 p.m., causing concern to monks and residents. The man returned the following evening and was confronted by temple staff and disciples before police took him into custody.
Khon Kaen City Police investigated Bandith and conducted breath and urine tests. His blood alcohol content measured 264 milligrams per cent, leading to a charge of driving under the influence. A drug test returned negative. During questioning, Bandith admitted he had drunk an entire small bottle of rice whiskey alone and ridden from his home, roughly 12 kilometres away, after seeing a video clip about a land dispute involving the temple.
Bandith stated he is a fan of the activist whose actions prompted the dispute, saying he admired her straightforward manner. He claimed he came to the temple wanting to find the person who filmed the incident, but due to heavy intoxication, he cannot remember what he said that night. He emphasised that he acted entirely of his own volition with no one's instruction, and that he was not part of the group that had blocked the temple entrance with concrete pipes. "I'm a fan, I love the activist. She's straightforward, and I'm straightforward too," he told police.
