RI Prosecutor Caught On Viral Video Threatening Cop Loses 6 Months Pay

NEWPORT, RI — A Rhode Island Assistant Attorney General caught on video threatening a police officer who arrested her outside a Newport restaurant was placed on unpaid leave for the next six months, according to a statement attributed to her boss.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said prosecutor Devon Flanagan Hogan "mistreated the Newport Police Department and embarrassed herself, the Office, and frankly me," in the statement emailed Monday by his director of communications.

"We hold our attorneys to the highest personal and professional standards, and Ms. Flanagan plainly did not meet those standards here," Neronha said. "Today, I met with Ms. Flanagan and placed her on unpaid leave for six months. I sincerely hope she takes this time to reflect on the seriousness of her conduct and makes corrective changes in her life. She has a long road ahead of her, but I believe that in the long run, our worst moments can inspire us to become better people.”

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Hogan, 34, a resident of Warwick, was arrested shortly before 10 p.m. Aug. 14 outside Clarke Cooke House on Bannister's Wharf after officers were called in reference to patrons "refusing to leave," according to a police report.

The video shows Hogan not only refusing to leave, but also informing the police that they would not take her into custody.

"You're not going to arrest us," Hogan said, to which her companion, Veronica Hannan, added, "She's a f------ lawyer, so she knows," the video shows.

The police did end up arresting both Hogan and Hannan, also 34, of Westport, Connecticut. But not before Hogan reminded officers that she was an assistant attorney general, repeatedly telling them, "I'm an A.G."

In addition to ensuring the police were aware that she was an assistant attorney general, Hogan let the officer know that he would be sorry for placing her under arrest.

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"Buddy, you're going to regret this," a handcuffed Hogan said from the backseat of a squad car, the video shows, getting in a few more words before an officer shuts the door on her.

"You're going to regret it," she said in the video. "I'm an A.G."

After Hogan was placed in a squad car, Hannan cursed officers and resisted her own arrest.

The video shows Hannan slipping a wrist out of the handcuffs before she was subdued to a degree and manacled again, as well as screaming hysterically and calling out to a man on the scene, saying, "No, babe, babe, I'm scared," and, "This is so inappropriate."

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An officer at one point asks Hannan, "What's wrong with you?" the video shows.

Tim Rondeau, the director of communications for the attorney general's office, said Hogan's name is actually Devon Hogan Flanagan. Court files and a police report identify her as Devon Flanagan Hogan and Devon Hogan.

Hogan was charged with willful trespass. Hannan was charged with willful trespass, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, according to police.

Rondeau previously said Hogan has worked for the attorney general's office for about seven years and is assigned to the appellate unit of the criminal division. She was paid $92,736.44 in 2023, according to OpenPayrolls.

Hogan was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday for an arraignment.