CNMI Lt. Governor Arnold Palacios and his wife Wela left Saipan at 5:30am this morning via military medivac to Honolulu, Hawaii.

Sources tell KUAM he is in good spirits and being taken cared of by military doctors.

On Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Arnold Palacios fell to the ground mid-testimony at the Superior Court during a hearing for the attorney general's criminal charges against Gov. Ralph Torres. 

According to a statement on social media from his gubernatorial campaign page on May 31,  Palacios "was in court this morning testifying when a pre-existing back condition was exacerbated requiring immediate medical attention. The Lt. Governor was brought to CHCC as a precautionary measure. Lt. Governor Palacios is alert, engaging, and talking the whole time while getting attended to."

CNMI Gov. Ralph Torres sent media that same day saying, “It was an unfortunate situation today. First Lady Diann and I ask for the CNMI to pray for Lt. Governor Arnold Palacios. We extend our deepest thoughts and prayers for him for a full and speedy recovery.”