Overview

• Newport police released footage from Aug. 14 showing Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan repeatedly requesting officers disable their body cameras and stating, "I'm an AG."
• Flanagan was issued a summons on a willful trespass charge outside the Clarke Cooke House; her companion, Veronica Hannan, was arrested on trespass, disorderly conduct, and resisting-arrest charges.
• In the video, Flanagan says, "You're going to regret this," as she is placed in a cruiser; a police report describes her as uncooperative and repeatedly invoking her role during booking.
• The Attorney General’s Office confirmed Flanagan’s identity and seven-year tenure and said it has launched an internal review of the incident.
• State officials said the statewide body-camera policy does not support Flanagan’s request, and Newport police policy notes recording may continue even if a subject objects and does not require consent.