Overview

• Republican city council member in Rhode Island arrested for possession of crack cocaine and crack pipes after being found unconscious in his vehicle.
• Police bodycam footage shows Matthew R. Reilly passed out with an apparent crack pipe in his hand.
• Reilly claimed he relapsed after 13 years of sobriety following a divorce.
• Bipartisan calls mounted for Reilly to resign his position on the Cranston City Council.
• Reilly has resigned as chair of the Cranston Republican Party and city council seat.