Samurai Sword Death: Thai Taxi Driver Charged A taxi driver has been charged with murder in Bangkok after he allegedly killed an American passenger with a samurai sword. Thai police say the driver attacked the man with the sword after an argument over a fare. Thai police at the scene of the attack in Bangkok CCTV footage of the attack shows the two men fighting on the street, with one of the men brandishing a bladed weapon. Local media reported that the driver chased after the US citizen after he got out of the vehicle and refused to pay. Footage also shows the suspect re-enacting the alleged attack.