09.10.09 American house owner arrested following discovery of weapons stash.
On Tuesday Night, Police Lieutenant Colonel Chayagrit from the
Provincial Special Investigations Unit arrested an American National on
the strength of an arrest warrant which claimed he was in possession of
firearms. A team of officers who were assisted by Transnational Crime
Suppression Officers from Region 2 made their way to a house located in
Pong Municipality occupied by Mr. Jerry Allen Wallin aged 62 from USA
and his Thai Girlfriend. Police entered the house and conducted a
search under the watchful eye of Mr. Wallin who appeared relaxed during
the entire process which saw his taken to the Transnational Crime
Suppression Unit located at the front of Pattaya Police Station. There
he was seen to joke with officers even though a stash of weapons and
bullets were found inside the house. He was even seen to handle one of
the guns while in custody. The warrant for his arrest was issued
following complaints from neighbors who were aware of his arsenal of
weapons and even claimed to hear the guns being expelled from
time-to-time. Mr. Wallin claimed the weapons were all licensed under
the name of his former Thai Wife and she still owned the guns but had
yet to remove them from his house. These licenses are currently being
checked by Police who will investigate further before they prosecute.
