{"id":2645248,"date":"2026-08-14T17:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/collins-says-jackson-struggles-to-control-his-temper-after-resurfaced-police-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T17:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:11:58","slug":"collins-says-jackson-struggles-to-control-his-temper-after-resurfaced-police-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/collins-says-jackson-struggles-to-control-his-temper-after-resurfaced-police-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Collins says Jackson &#8216;struggles to control his temper&#8217; after resurfaced police report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcollins-says-jackson-struggles-to-control-his-temper-after-resurfaced-police-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645248&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) commented on Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson, suggesting he has difficulty managing his temper after reports of a past arrest from 1988 resurfaced. The incident involved Jackson, then 19, allegedly punching a man adn pushing his partner Lana Pelletier, though Jackson stated he takes obligation for his actions but insists he has never been violent wiht his partner. pelletier corroborated Jackson&#8217;s account, praising him as a caring father and partner. Jackson, who replaced a scandal-plagued former candidate, has also faced GOP attacks over a 1988 incident when he reportedly threw a water bottle during a heated meeting. The Maine Senate race is highly competitive, with recent polls indicating jackson has a slight lead over Collins at 48%-47%.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susan-collins\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1302\">Susan Collins<\/a> (R-ME) on Friday said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maine\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"193\">Maine<\/a> Democratic Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/troy-jackson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23248\">Troy Jackson<\/a> seems to have issues managing his temper after reports of a decades-old arrest resurfaced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to reporters before heading out on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mace-republican-party-needs-an-agenda\/\" title=\"Rep. Mace: Republican Party needs an agenda\">campaign bus tour<\/a> in Maine, Collins was asked about recent reports of a 1988 incident in which Jackson faced misdemeanor charges for punching an unnamed man.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688133\/collins-says-jackson-struggles-temper-resurfaced-police-report\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Susan Collins says Troy Jackson \u2018struggles to control his temper\u2019 after resurfaced police report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4688077\/desantis-refuses-endorse-cory-mills-tight-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DeSantis refuses to endorse Cory Mills ahead of tight primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4687902\/talarico-touts-endorsement-man-accused-paxton-stealing-pen\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Talarico touts endorsement of man who accused Paxton of stealing $1,000 pen<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe\u2019s the one who needs to respond to those reports,\u201d Collins said. \u201cI\u2019m not going to comment on them, but I will say that based on widespread reporting, it appears that he struggles to control his temper.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson was 19 at the time of the arrest, and police reports obtained by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bangordailynews.com\/2026\/08\/12\/mainefocus\/mainefocus-government\/troy-jackson-punched-man-pushed-partner-police-report\/\">local news outlets<\/a> say he also pushed his longtime partner,\u00a0Lana Pelletier, during the incident. Jackson <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newscentermaine.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/candidates\/troy-jackson-responds-to-reports-punched-man-lana-pelletier-maine-1988-us-senate\/97-b3a4526a-de3e-4512-ae20-3bfa19d4594b\">has responded<\/a> to the resurfaced police report, claiming he has taken responsibility for his actions and has never been violent with his partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNearly forty years ago, when I was 19 years old, I got into a fight with another man. I took responsibility for it then, and I take responsibility for it now,\u201d he said in a statement to <em>The Hill<\/em>. \u201cBut let me be clear: I have never been violent with my partner Lana, or any other woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pelletier also put out a statement in which she claimed not to remember the police report, praising Jackson as a \u201ccaring partner and father.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson was selected by the Maine Democratic Party to replace embattled former Democratic candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a>,\u00a0who was plagued by scandals that eventually crescendoed with\u00a0sexual assault allegations,\u00a0leading to his departure from the race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4670644\/maine-democrats-brace-more-questions-emerge-troy-jackson-rushed-primary\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4670644\/maine-democrats-brace-more-questions-emerge-troy-jackson-rushed-primary\/\">MAINE DEMOCRATS BRACE FOR MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT TROY JACKSON AFTER RUSHED CORONATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Senate hopeful previously served as president of the Maine Senate, and while serving in that role, Jackson allegedly had a heated meeting with a female colleague that resulted in him throwing a water bottle. Fact checks of the incident have found that Jackson was not aiming for his fellow lawmaker when he threw the bottle out of anger, but the incident has still subjected the candidate to GOP attacks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maine\u2019s race to elect its next senator has emerged as one of the marquee races of the 2026 midterm cycle, as Democrats seek to unseat Collins. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fox_august-6-10-2026_maine_topline_august-12-release-1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fox_august-6-10-2026_maine_topline_august-12-release-1.pdf\">Recent polling shows<\/a> Jackson with a slight edge over Collins, sitting at 48% support, while the five-term incumbent polled at 47%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collins questions Jackson&#8217;s temper after old arrest resurfaces<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2645249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/080626_WEX_COLLINS-7-e1786045646843.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[84190,9762,10023,44888,16527],"class_list":["post-2645248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-behavioral-issues","tag-collins","tag-jackson","tag-police-report","tag-temper"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/080626_WEX_COLLINS-7-e1786045646843.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2645248"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2645252,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2645248\/revisions\/2645252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2645249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2645248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2645248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2645248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}