“I sincerely hope that she takes this time to think about the severity of her conduct and make corrective changes in her life,” added Neronha. “She has a long road in front of her, but I believe that in the long term, our worst moments can inspire us to become better people.”
According to a spokesperson for Neronha, the Attorney General also met the Newport police officers involved in the arrest on Monday and apologized on behalf of his office.
Flanagan sent a letter of apologies to each of the officers, said the spokesman.
The spokesman said on Friday said that Flanagan would be on leave during an exam.
State employees’ payroll files show that Flanagan has an annual salary of around $ 113,000.
Flanagan, whose full name is Devon Flanagan Hogan, was arrested and accused of voluntary intrusion, an offense, in front of the Clarke Cooke House restaurant on August 14.
The police arrived there at 24 banister’s Wharf around 9:51 p.m. after receiving a report from a woman in a bit of drunkenness refusing to leave, identified later as Veronica Hannan, the police wrote in a report.
During a meeting recorded on the video of the worn camera of the body, Flanagan, who was with Hannan, said the police several times to deactivate the camera, saying: “The protocol is that you turn it off if a citizen asks to turn it off.”
Experts and Neronha said Flanagan’s statements were incorrect. Policy allows victims and crimes to ask a camera to be deactivated – not those involved in a confrontation with the police.
In the video, Flanagan, 34, of Warwick, also told the police several times: “I am an GA”, and as she is placed in a cruiser, she said: “You will regret that.”
Flanagan received a summons to appear in court and has an indictment scheduled for Wednesday.
Kevin O. Hagan, a lawyer representative Flanagan, refused to comment on Monday.
Hannan, 34, from Westport, in Connecticut, was arrested and accused of voluntary intrusion, disorderly driving and resistance to arrest – all crimes, police said. She was arrested on August 15 and a plea of non-guilty was rendered.
The equipment of the previous globe stories was used in this report.
Christopher Gavin is contacted at Christopher.gavin@globe.com.
