US EditionRhode Island assistant AG suspended after Newport restaurant arrest
Devon Flanagan faces unpaid leave and possible suspension after her arrest for willful trespass at a Newport restaurant, with her $113,000 salary and conduct under review by the Attorney General's office.
- Devon Flanagan, a Special Assistant Attorney General in Rhode Island, was taken into custody on August 14 near Newport’s Clarke Cooke House for misdemeanor willful trespassing after refusing to leave when requested by law enforcement.
- Police responded to a call about an unwanted party, told Flanagan and her companion they were trespassing, and warned they would be handcuffed if they did not leave.
- Body camera footage shows Flanagan repeatedly demanding officers turn off their cameras per her claimed protocol, identifying herself as an assistant attorney general, and saying, ‘‘Buddy, you’re going to regret this.’’
- Flanagan was charged with misdemeanor willful trespassing and summoned to court for arraignment on August 27, while her companion faced additional charges including resisting arrest.
- Following a review, Attorney General Peter Neronha placed Flanagan on unpaid leave starting August 25, and the office continues investigating with possible strong sanctions anticipated.
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Rhode Island prosecutor warns 'you're gonna regret this' during arrest
A Rhode Island prosecutor is under review after police body camera footage recorded her warning officers, “you’re gonna regret this,” while she was being arrested. In an image taken from police body camera footage, Newport Police officers interacting with Rhode Island Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan, in red, and her companions after restaurant representatives indicated that they did not want them on their premises, an encounter…
A Rhode Island prosecutor was arrested after she refused to leave a restaurant.
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