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Patient having trouble breathing assaults N.J. FF/EMTs

After being removed from the building, the man punched one Paterson firefighter/EMT, kneed another and fled the scene

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By Jeff Goldman
nj.com

PATERSON, N.J. 鈥 A 25-year-old man has been charged with who were providing aid to him when he had trouble breathing.

Darian Jackson is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, Paterson police said Wednesday.

Two firefighters serving as EMTs responded to a second-floor apartment on the 100 block of 16th Avenue at 4:30 a.m. Sunday to assist a man who was having breathing difficulties.

After the firefighters placed the man on a gurney and removed him from the building, he punched one firefighter repeatedly and kneed the other before running away, officials said.

Jackson, of Paterson, was arrested Wednesday following an investigation.

Both firefighters were treated for minor injuries at an area hospital and have since been released.

鈥淎ny attack on a public official performing their duty is unacceptable,鈥 Officer in Charge Patrick Murray said in a statement. 鈥淭hese two firefighters took an oath to help anyone in need, which is exactly what they did for this suspect before they were violently attacked and assaulted.鈥

Attorney information for Jackson wasn鈥檛 immediately available.

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