The GOP lawmaker said he would beat a deputy and was physically restrained from going after an officer, according to the law enforcement report.
in 2020, was reported to be seen drinking ahead of the incident, but his office has disputed that allegation.
The arrest report from Carson County Sheriff Tam Terry was first released on Friday to The Texas Tribune in response to a freedom of information request."I'm going to beat that motherf*****s' ass!" the report said Jackson said about a law enforcement officer ahead of his arrest, according to the news outlet.
Jackson reportedly yelled profanities and was extremely agitated, according to the arrest report, with officers responding by handcuffing him and bringing him to the ground. The report also alleged that the Texas Republican threatened to bury the sheriff in the next election. Representative Ronny Jackson, a Texas Republican, participates in a hearing at the U.S. Capitol on September 29, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Jackson allegedly threatened to beat a law enforcement officer in Texas before his brief arrest on July 29, according to the newly released sheriff's report.
Lair also said that the congressman is glad that the teenager he was attempting to help"has recovered from the incident and is doing well."
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