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US man arrested in Phuket based a warrant issued in Texas over 4 years ago for a strangulation offence
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American fugitive Brad is arrested outside his Phuket home over a Texas family strangulation charge dating from 2022. His passport and Thai stay were revoked as US officials seek his extradition. He faces up to 10 years if convicted.
Key facts
- American fugitive Brad is arrested outside his Phuket home over a Texas family strangulation charge dating from 2022
- If convicted there, he faces up to ten years in prison and a US$10,000 fine.
- A Texas court issued the warrant in May 2022, while US officials later revoked his passport
- A four-year-old Texas family violence case has ended with the arrest of a 48-year-old American in Phuket
- Texas strangulation charge carries up to ten years as Phuket police track wanted American to home
- A Texas court issued an arrest warrant for Brad on May 26, 2022
Summary
A four-year-old Texas family violence case has ended with the arrest of a 48-year-old American in Phuket. The suspect, identified only as Brad, faces a third-degree felony charge over the strangulation of a family member. A Texas court issued the warrant in May 2022, while US officials later revoked his passport. The US Embassy then alerted Thai immigration officers, who cancelled his permission to stay and tracked him to Phuket Town.
Phuket immigration police have arrested a 48-year-old American wanted in Texas over a family violence case involving strangulation. The suspect, identified only as Brad, was arrested in Phuket Town on September 9. His arrest followed information from the US Embassy in Bangkok. By then, American officials had already revoked his US passport.