At 3:30am this morning, former US Army paratrooper Andrew James Agnew was taken into custody after he was caught destroying more than 60 gubnernatorial campaign billboards on Nawong Pracha Phatthana Road in the Don Muang District.
Upon arriving at the scene, Don Muang police found the 27-year-old Thai-American attacking the roadside advertisements in an intoxicated frenzy. The ads had been installed earlier and were due for removal after the March 3 Bangkok governor’s election. Andrew told police that he found the promotional signs irritating, which is why he pulled them out and threw them into a waterway.
Police said that of the 60 billboards one was for the No.10 candidate, two were for Pheu Thai candidate Pongsapat Pongcharoen and many others were for Democrat candidate Sukhumbhand Paribatra. The Iraq and Afghanistan veteran was fined for causing disorder and released shortly thereafter. Dailynews reported that Andrew will face more charges if the owners of the billboards file complaints against him.
