Overview

• Newport police responded on Aug. 14 to a report of an intoxicated or unwanted party at the Clarke Cooke House and encountered Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan with friend Veronica Hannan.
• Video shows Flanagan repeatedly invoking her position, asking officers to stop recording, and telling an officer, “You’re going to regret this,” as she was placed in a cruiser.
• Police charged Flanagan with willful trespass and issued a summons to appear in court, and the Attorney General’s Office confirmed her identity and employment while launching a review of the incident.
• Hannan was arrested on charges of willful trespass, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest, and police said she was brought to court for arraignment.
• A spokesperson said statewide guidance allows shutting off cameras only for victims and witnesses, and Newport’s policy leaves recording to officer discretion without requiring consent.