The alleged incident left an individual in hospital and prompted residents to threaten to burn the Moon Beach Resort down on the island of Simeulue, off the coast of Sumatra.
Risby-Jones has been named as a suspect by police and faces as much as 5 years in jail if he’s convicted.
The province enforces Sharia regulation, that means the sale and consumption of alcohol is banned.
Simeulue police chief Senior Commissioner Jatmiko – who, like many Indonesians, goes by one identify – stated the sufferer’s spouse had made a report back to police and 4 witnesses had been questioned.
Jatmiko stated Risby-Jones was being detained at Simeulue police station and would face courtroom.
He confirmed the Queenslander wouldn’t be deported.
An Indonesian police report acknowledged two residents of Lantik Village had been about to purchase cigarettes at a stall when a “foreign citizen” appeared from a ditch and chased them.
“They accelerated their motorcycle towards a coffee shop, the perpetrator chased them while rampaging so that local residents were frightened, the perpetrator also lifted a motorbike, causing a local resident (to fall) off and (be) injured,” the police report stated.
The report stated Risby-Jones additionally hit the wall of a espresso store.
“Perpetrator’s action provoked the anger of the residents, then they chased and caught the perpetrator,” the report stated.
The residents introduced him to a neighborhood police station.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Jatmiko stated the Queenslander had been ingesting from a bottle of vodka earlier than rising with out garments after midnight.
Officers stated a half-empty bottle was discovered however Risby-Jones informed them he hadn’t been ingesting.
“He got out of his room naked. The security man attempted to stop him but got hit at the neck and fell down,” Jatmiko informed the Sydney Morning Herald.
“He then went on to the street and disturbed passers-by. He hit almost everyone who was on the street.”
The police report stated the native sufferer suffered accidents to his toes and obtained 50 stitches in hospital.
Source: www.9news.com.au
