Rhode Island Assistant AG Devon Flanigan's Drunken Confrontation with Police

Initial Police Encounter

• 💡 The incident began with police asking a group, including an Assistant Attorney General (AG), to leave a location.
• 💬 A friend of the AG demanded police turn off their body cameras, claiming it was "protocol" if a citizen requested it.
• 📌 The AG's friend asserted that the AG, being a lawyer, knew the law regarding body cam protocols.

Assertions of Authority

• ⚖️ The AG's friend insisted that they were not trespassing as they had not been formally notified.
• 🚨 When police attempted to detain her for not leaving, the AG repeatedly declared, "I'm an AG," implying immunity or special treatment.
• 🚫 She also claimed the police officer was not "merandizing" her (mispronouncing Mirandizing) while being put in handcuffs.

Escalation and Arrest

• ⚠️ The AG's friend threatened the police officer, stating, "You're going to regret this" and that they would get his license.
• 💪 The AG actively resisted arrest, refusing to get into the police car and screaming.
• 🗣️ Police warned the AG that her actions were "overreacting" and "adding charges" to the situation.