Jagakarsa Motorcyclist Assailant Tested Positive for Methamphetamine

A man arrested for assaulting a motorcyclist in Jagakarsa, South Jakarta, has tested positive for methamphetamine, police said on Wednesday. The suspect, FRS, 37, was apprehended by police after the assault, which occurred on July 4 and was captured on video.

According to Kapolsek Jagakarsa Komisaris Nurma Dewi, FRS admitted to using methamphetamine before the arrest. "We have conducted a urine test, and he tested positive for methamphetamine," Dewi told reporters. Police are currently investigating where FRS obtained the drugs and who he may have used them with. "We are still developing this, where he bought it, and with whom he used it, and so on," Dewi added.

Dewi stated that the suspect and victim did not know each other. The motive, she explained, was simply an impulse. "He said he had a whisper that he wanted to hit someone on the street," Dewi said. FRS was reportedly riding his motorcycle aimlessly at the time of the incident. "He was just walking, riding a motorcycle, going around. He just said that. He didn't know where he was going," she said.

FRS has been named a suspect and is being held at the Jagakarsa Police Station. Police also plan to conduct a psychological examination on him. The assault occurred on July 4 around 11:30 AM on Jalan Moch. Kahfi II. The victim, identified by the initial AA and residing in Bogor, sustained bruises and pain to his left jaw after FRS repeatedly punched him with a closed fist. The incident escalated after FRS repeatedly bumped into the victim's motorcycle from behind, prompting the victim to confront him. Instead of apologizing, FRS proceeded to assault the victim.