Prosecutor arrested for trespassing tells cop on body cam
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The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office said its special assistant attorney general was arrested last week for trespassing in Newport.
Devon Hogan Flanagan, who, according to her LinkedIn profile, has worked as a special assistant attorney general in the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office for the last seven years, was confronted by officers at the Clarke Cooke House on Bannister’s Wharf in Newport, R.I., last Thursday, Aug. 14.
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PRIMETIMER on MSNWho is Devon Hogan Flanagan? Rhode Island Attorney General warns of consequences after viral assistant AG’s arrest video sparks outrage
After bodycam footage of Devon Hogan Flanagan’s arrest in Newport, Rhode Island went viral, the Attorney General is admonishing his prosecutor. On August 14, Flanagan had a strained interaction with the authorities, and could be seen repeatedly flashing her title as an “AG” to avoid getting arrested.
“It was after all, fast and furious,” attorney John Grasso told The Post of chaotic bodycam footage that showed his client, Veronica Hannan, and Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan cuffed by police for alleged trespassing at the Clarke Cooke House restaurant in Newport on Thursday.
Devon Hogan Flanagan, a Rhode Island Assistant AG, was arrested after a viral clash with police. Here's what we know about her job status and charges.
Guilty” – of being a viral embarrassment. And in some quarters, fair or not, there’s a larger political verdict.
Police bodycam shows Special Assistant AG Devon Hogan Flanagan arrested at Clarke Cooke House in Newport after refusing to leave restaurant.