US EditionRhode Island Assistant AG Suspended After Newport Restaurant Arrest
Devon Flanagan, a Rhode Island Special Assistant Attorney General, faces unpaid leave and possible sanctions after a trespassing arrest following refusal to leave a Newport restaurant.
- On Aug. 14, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested outside the Clarke Cooke House restaurant in Newport and charged with trespassing, with police footage showing officers handcuffing her.
- Newport Police Department responded around 9:51 p.m. to 24 Bannister's Wharf after a report of an unwanted party, and Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan and companion refused to leave.
- Police bodycam footage shows Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan repeatedly demanding officers turn off their cameras and asserting `I’m an A.G.` while warning `Buddy, you’re going to regret this` as she is handcuffed.
- On Aug. 22, a spokesman for Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan will begin unpaid leave Monday Aug. 25 during the ongoing review, with Neronha noting a possible strong sanction and apology to Newport police.
- Beyond the arrest, the bodycam video made national headlines and sparked debate about accountability; Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan has worked seven years in the Attorney General's Office, earning about $113,000.
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Rhode Island’s attorney general beat around the bush while addressing the actions of a power-tripping prosecutor, promising a “strong sanction” while leaving open the possibility of the woman keeping her job. Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was captured on video repeatedly warning the officer that she was “an AG” as she was being arrested and charged with trespassing at a Newport restaurant. “Buddy, you’re going to regret this,…
R.I. prosecutor who told police they would ‘regret’ arresting her to be placed on unpaid leave, AG’s office says - The Boston Globe
Officials are reviewing the arrest of Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan in Newport, according to a spokesperson for the office.
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- 42% of the sources lean Left, 42% of the sources are Center
42% Center
L 42%
C 42%
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