‘Chief Joe’ and deputy on the run after Thai jailhouse killing

Two of the seven police officers accused of torturing a suspect to death remain at large, including their police chief.

Col. Thitisan “Chief Joe” Utthanaphol and Sub. Lt. Thoranin Makwanna are the only Nakhon Sawan police officers to refuse to turn themselves in after being named in warrants for allegedly suffocating a suspect to death as shown in a video leaked by a station whistleblower. 

The other five cops, accused of being accomplices in the crime – Maj. Raveeroj Ditthong, Capt. Songyot Klainak, Sen. Sgt. Maj. Wisut Boonkhiew, Sen. Sgt. Maj. Supakorn Nimchuen and Lance Corp. Paweekorn Khammarew – have been apprehended.

A search of Chief Joe’s residence on Wednesday only found two Burmese maids – and possessions beyond the reach of an honest cop. 

The authorities found a vast collection of luxury cars including a Porsche, Mercedes Benz, Ferrari,…