US EditionAssistant AG Pleads No Contest to Trespassing Charge
Devon Hogan Flanagan, 34, accepted a no contest plea for willful trespassing after refusing to leave a restaurant, resulting in a six-month unpaid leave and a no-return order, attorney said.
- On Wednesday, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan was arraigned and pleaded no contest at the 2nd Division District Court in Newport, waiving her right to a trial.
- On Aug. 14, Flanagan was arrested for willful trespassing outside Clarke Cooke House restaurant, Newport, an incident leading to her arraignment this month.
- Footage from Newport police reveals arriving officers handcuffing Flanagan and placing her in a Newport police cruiser after she refused to leave the Clarke Cooke House, with prosecutors noting she warned officers `you're going to regret this`.
- Flanagan was placed on a six-month unpaid leave from the Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha's office, with her attorney saying an agreement includes a six-month filing with a no-return provision to the Clarke Cooke House restaurant and court costs.
- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said he hopes Devon Hogan Flanagan reflects on her conduct; Flanagan has worked nearly seven years in the attorney general's office criminal division's appellate unit.
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Newport Buzz ‘I’m an A.G.!’ Rhode Island Prosecutor Pleads No Contest After Newport Trespassing Arrest A Rhode Island assistant attorney general who was arrested earlier this month in Newport has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of willful trespass. Devon Flanagan, 34, appeared in 2nd Division District Court on Wednesday and received a six-month filing, meaning the charge can be dismissed if she stays out of trouble during that time. S…
Assistant AG Flanagan pleads no contest in Newport restaurant incident
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) — Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan appeared in 2nd Division District Court in Newport Wednesday for arraignment on a trespassing charge stemming from an August 14 incident outside a Newport restaurant. Flanagan, 34, pleaded no contest to the trespassing charge, which waives her right to a trial under Rhode Island law, according to the judge. According to Flanagan’s attorney Kevin Hagan, an agreement between …
Assistant AG pleads no contest to trespassing charge
NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — The assistant attorney general who was arrested in Newport earlier this month faced a judge on Wednesday. R.I. Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of willful trespass and received a six-month filing, which means if she stays out of trouble for the next six months, the case can be dismissed. She was also ordered not to return to the Clarke Cooke House. The 34-year-old…
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