A girl spent 5 days in a psychiatric facility after her ex-boyfriend used his place as a police officer to forcibly arrest and commit her, in response to courtroom paperwork.

Ronald Davis, 37, who’s married and has a household, claimed she was suicidal based mostly on textual content messages he had obtained and obtained a doc to commit her on 21 August within the US state of Pennsylvania.

He allegedly used the doc to restrain her with out getting sign-off from his supervisor and didn’t wait for an additional officer to accompany him, taking an “acquaintance” as an alternative.

Davis has been charged with strangulation, illegal restraint, false imprisonment, easy assault, official oppression and recklessly endangering one other particular person and is in Dauphin County Jail.

Footage of the incident launched by the Dauphin County District Attorney’s workplace reveals Davis on prime of the girl, who asks him “what is wrong with you?”, including: “I don’t need help, I need to get away from you.”

After a couple of minutes on the bottom, he then bends her over the again of a automotive, earlier than one other wrestle ensues.

She was dedicated to a psychiatric facility based mostly on an Involuntary Mental Health Commitment from 21 August till 25 August, in response to a police affidavit.

Davis’s lawyer, Jay Nigrini, stated he has been denied bail.

“We are confident once all of the facts come to light, Mr Davis committed no crime, but was seeking to protect a troubled young woman who was in need of immediate medical attention,” he added.

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According to the charging paperwork, Davis didn’t clarify why he was restraining the girl.

They additionally claimed the textual content messages used to acquire the paperwork had been half of a bigger context that “revealed her frustration with Trooper Davis and his controlling behaviour” and “not a true desire to harm herself”.

During the textual content change, Davis wrote: “Go f*** yourself. You’re done. F*** around and find out.”

The lady claims Davis instructed her throughout their relationship “I know you’re not crazy” however that he’ll “paint you as crazy” and that he “knows the law”.

The police affidavit states: “After reviewing the text messages, your affiants were not able to identify any suicidal or homicidal threats or ideations.”

A spokesperson for Pennsylvania State Police stated he has been suspended with out pay.