Rhode Island Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan was arrested in an incident that is now being reviewed by her boss, Attorney General Peter Neronha.
Flanagan’s Aug. 14 arrest was captured in body cam footage that the Newport Police Department released to the public. In the video, Flanagan is heard repeatedly telling officers that she is “an AG.” After Flanagan is handcuffed and placed into the back of a police car, she criticizes the arresting officer for not reciting her Miranda rights.
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“You’re going to regret this,” Flanagan says. “You’re going to regret it.”
Full bodycam footage released of Rhode Island Special Assistant AG Devon Flanagan and her friend being arrested for trespassing.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 18, 2025
Flanagan was seen getting a police car door shut in her face after she and her friends mentioned about 20 times that she is an AG.
Flanagan is facing… pic.twitter.com/pO1DqAEkS7
Clarke Cook House Restaurant asked Flanagan and her friend Veronica Hannan to leave the establishment, but was allegedly rebuffed by the women. When police arrived, the pair spoke to the officer in slurred speech. Flanagan encouraged officers to turn off their body cameras before her arrest.
The Washington Examiner reached Neronha’s office for comment.
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Neronha’s office told ABC 6 News that it is reviewing the arrest of the employee who has worked there for seven years. Flanagan works under the Appellate Unit of the Criminal Division.
Police charged Flanagan with trespassing, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.