Isn't he still in Thailand? If so, he must be in some sort of jail. He's sure not at his apartment.
I've heard he's in transit back here. It's likely he was detained in jail before the flight.
Regardless, he was NOT in a Thai jail at the time he was arrested for this. He was in his apartment.
Ergo, he wasn't going to "spend the rest of his life in a Thai jail," because he never was in one until we asked for him to be.