Rhode Island assistant AG placed on unpaid leave
Devon Hogan Flanagan, a special assistant attorney general in Rhode island, was placed on six months of unpaid leave following a viral video showing her berating police officers. The incident occurred at clarke Cooke House in Newport, where Flanagan and a friend were asked to leave. In the video,she repeatedly shouted phrases like “I’m an AG” and “You’re going to regret this,” resisted police instructions,and demanded an officer turn off his body camera. Flanagan was charged with trespassing, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha reviewed the case and stated that Flanagan’s behavior embarrassed the police department and the Attorney General’s office. He hopes she uses this time to reflect and improve her conduct.
Rhode Island assistant AG placed on unpaid leave
Devon Hogan Flanagan, a special assistant attorney general in Rhode Island who was caught on video berating police officers trying to remove her from a restaurant after she was asked to leave, has been placed on unpaid leave for six months.
Flanagan was repeatedly heard shouting at police officers, “I’m an AG” and “You’re going to regret this,” in a video clip that has since gone viral. Flanagan and her friend, Veronica Hannan, were asked to leave Clarke Cooke House in Newport when officers arrived, and then the confrontation took place.
The video showed that police repeatedly asked Flanagan and Hannan to leave. However, Flanagan resisted those requests and demanded that the police officer turn off his bodycam.
“I want you to turn your bodycam off,” Flanagan said. “Protocol is that you turn it off. It’s a citizen request that you turn it off.”
“Let’s go. I don’t want to arrest you guys,” an officer said. “You’re not going to arrest us,” Flanagan responded.
Flanagan was charged with trespassing, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest on Aug. 14, the date of the initial confrontation. As of Aug. 19, Attorney General Peter Neronha said he was reviewing the details of the video.
On Monday, he made a decision: He met with Flanagan and informed her she was being placed on six months of unpaid leave.
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“Flanagan mistreated the Newport Police Department and embarrassed herself, the Office, and frankly me,” Neronha said in a statement.
“I sincerely hope she takes this time to reflect on the seriousness of her conduct and makes corrective changes in her life,” he added. “She has a long road ahead of her, but I believe that in the long run, our worst moments can inspire us to become better people.”
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