A Rhode Island police officer accused of punching a woman at an abortion protest while he was off-duty has been suspended from his job with pay while officials investigate the incident.
The Providence Police Department confirmed Saturday that Jeann Lugo, who was also vying for the Republican nomination for the same state Senate seat, was the officer in question.
"As an officer that swore to protect and serve our communities, I, unfortunately, saw myself in a situation that no individual should see themselves in," he said in the email to the Lugo did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Associated Press. "I'm a Black woman running for office," Rourke told the Journal."There was no need, no need for any of this. I'm not going to give up."
Rourke sought medical care and received a CT scan on Saturday afternoon. She said she was doing OK but was experiencing a lot of tenderness in her face and ringing in her ears.At midday Saturday, Lugo tweeted that he was dropping out of the race.His Twitter account appeared to have been deactivated shortly afterwards.
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