Rhode Island Prosecutor Under Review
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A RI special assistant attorney general who was arrested in Newport last week berated police over body cam footage while being accused of trespassing.
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.”
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.
The president of the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas Oates III, wants to clarify comments made by prosecutor
Police video shows a state prosecutor telling officers it is “protocol” for them to turn off the camera if “a citizen” asks them to do so. Experts say that’s not true.