A Rhode Island prosecutor is under review after police body camera footage recorded her warning officers that they would regret arresting her

Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan and a friend had been asked to leave Clarke Cooke House in Newport when officers arrived, police video showed.

Bodycam footage showing a Rhode Island prosecutor telling police they’ll “regret” arresting her has gone viral. In the widely circulated footage, released by Newport Police Department and obtained by Access Hollywood,

A combative prosecutor ordered cops to turn off their body cameras while arresting her at a Rhode Island restaurant. Alcohol may have been a factor.

Few years have been as productive as 2025 when it comes to the Rhode Island movie and TV industry, but the Ocean State's connection to moviemaking stretches back to a time when the state of technology meant that most movies didn't even "talk," the only sound being musical scores synchronized to the story.

"Watch as a Rhode Island prosecutor asserts 'I’m an AG!' during a drunken arrest caught on camera. Privilege on full display. Shocking

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 Rhode Island AG says one of his prosecutor employees, who previously worked in the Suffolk DA’s Office, “embarrassed herself” after she tried to use her title to block her arrest

Rhode Island's Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Flanagan is under review after police body camera footage recorded her warning officers “you're gonna regret this” as she was being arrested on trespassing charges outside a Newport restaurant.

Staring down an estimated $1.1 million budget gap resulting from congressional defunding, Rhode Island’s recently merged public media entity is cutting staff — first on a volunteer basis, and later, potentially through layoffs.