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<p><span style="font-weight:400">Maine Democrats have another headache on their hands after newly surfaced police records revealed that Senate candidate Troy Jackson was involved in a violent altercation nearly 40 years ago — an incident that included him breaking down a door and punching another man.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The March 1988 incident, first reported by the </span><a href="https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/08/12/mainefocus/mainefocus-government/troy-jackson-punched-man-pushed-partner-police-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">Bangor Daily News</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">, occurred when Jackson was 19 years old. According to a Fort Kent Police report and a handwritten statement from the other man, Jackson arrived at a home shortly before 2 a.m. and kicked in the door after being told to leave.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Jackson then allegedly grabbed the man by the throat and swung at him, striking his glasses and cutting his face, according to the report. The man eventually restrained Jackson until one of Jackson’s friends intervened.</span></p>
<p>The man also told police that Jackson warned him to stay away from Lana Pelletier, referring ot Jackson’s girlfriend at the time and longtime partner.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Jackson does not dispute the fight. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“Nearly 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,” Jackson said in a statement. “But let me be clear: I have never been violent with my partner Lana, or any other woman.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The surviving court record shows Jackson resolved the misdemeanor assault case by agreeing to pay the man $50. A background check conducted by the Bangor Daily News found no other criminal record associated with Jackson.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The police report also contains an allegation involving Pelletier. According to the report, Pelletier told an officer that Jackson had “pushed her around” following the altercation and that she intended to seek “cease harassment papers.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Pelletier disputes that account. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">“I do not remember making the statements attributed to me, and they are not accurate,” Pelletier said. “This is the first time I have seen this report from 40 years ago. Troy and I have built a life and family together and I know the person he has been through the decades since, both as a caring partner and father.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Jackson and Pelletier —unmarried </span><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/graham-platners-replacement-accused-of-having-kids-with-cousin" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">second cousins</span></a><span style="font-weight:400">— have been together for roughly four decades and have two adult sons. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The revelation comes at an awkward time for Jackson, who only recently emerged as the Democratic Party’s replacement nominee in the race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins after the collapse of Graham Platner’s campaign.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Jackson has already faced questions about his temper during the current campaign.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">In 2021, while serving as president of the Maine Senate, Jackson became embroiled in a heated dispute with then-state Sen. Heather Sanborn over legislation. Multiple witnesses told the </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/us/politics/troy-jackson-maine-senate.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight:400">New York Times</span></a><span style="font-weight:400"> that Jackson lost his temper and threw a half-empty water bottle across the room.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">The witnesses said the bottle did not hit Sanborn and was not aimed at her, and Jackson later apologized. One Democratic senator who witnessed the incident described it as an “anger spell.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:400">Jackson acknowledged that he should not have thrown the bottle, while insisting that he was simply passionate about the issue.</span></p>
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Troy Jackson Admits To Assault After Police Report Surfaces
