Bodycam video shows arrest of assistant AG in Rhode Island
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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.
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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.
I’m an AG. I’m an AG,” Flanagan said, to which the officer yelled, “Good for you. I don’t give a (expletive). Let’s go.”
The president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas Oates III, wants to clarify comments made by prosecutor
Police bodycam shows Special Assistant AG Devon Hogan Flanagan arrested at Clarke Cooke House in Newport after refusing to leave restaurant.