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Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas was handcuffed and placed on the ground face-first by local law enforcement while he was trying to assist a teenage girl in medical distress at a rodeo over the weekend, according to a witness who spoke to CNN.
Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas was handcuffed and placed on the ground face-first by local law enforcement while he was trying to assist a teenage girl in medical distress at a rodeo over the weekend, according to a witness who spoke to CNN.
Jackson, a physician and retired Navy official, was detained amid a "very loud and chaotic environment" while helping with a medical emergency.
Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, was “briefly detained” by law enforcement while trying to assist in a medical emergency while attending a rodeo on Saturday, his office said.
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The Amarillo Republican, a doctor, was trying to help somebody experiencing a medical emergency in a chaotic situation, his office said. The sheriff is reviewing the incident.