"The footage shows the prosecutor misstating the law as she demands the cops shut off their bodycams (they refuse as she was a suspect, not a victim). Nearly a dozen times Hogan Flanagan repeats, "I'm an A.G., I'm an A.G.," as she's being ushered into the police cruiser. As if the legal version of "don't you know who I am?" wasn't enough, Hogan Flanagan tops it with this kiss of death: "Buddy, you're gonna regret this. You're gonna regret it.""
""Look, she's put me in a bad position. She's embarrassed herself, humiliated herself, treated the Newport Police Department horribly," Neronha said. "She is going to take some steps to try to address that in the next day or so." "It was inexcusable behavior," he said. "She knows better. ... I've got 110 lawyers. She embarrassed all of them, in a sense.""
Rhode Island Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan was arrested for trespassing after an alcohol-fueled incident outside a Newport restaurant. She refused both the establishment's and police requests to leave, and bodycam footage captured her attempting to have officers turn off cameras while misstating the law. She repeatedly declared her status as an assistant attorney general and warned an officer that he would regret the arrest. The Attorney General's Office opened an immediate review, and Attorney General Peter Neronha said she embarrassed the office and could face a strong sanction, including suspension without pay.
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