Rhode Island attorney general puts assistant attorney general’s arrest footage under review

Published August 19, 2025 12:19pm ET



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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