John Edward Cohen, 33, and Adam Lewis Shea, 26, were denied bail by Kathu police after their arrest, but with the case now in the court process, they were freed about 15 days ago after the Phuket Provincial Court accepted guarantees totalling B5 million for the two men.
It is alleged that the two were trying to kill a Danish man who had ripped them off on a deal involving a motorcycle. Seeing the Dane riding by, Cohen opened fire, missed and hit the tourists instead.
Cohen is to be tried for attempted murder and Shea for conspiracy.