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 prosecutor was taken into custody after police were called to the busy restaurant for a report of an unwanted customer.

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.

Arrest of Rhode Island Assistant AG Devon Flanagan: body-cam demand, 'You'll regret this' remark, and internal review fuel police controversy.

After bodycam footage of Devon Hogan Flanagan’s arrest in Newport, Rhode Island went viral, the Attorney General is admonishing his prosecutor. On August 14, Flanagan had a strained interaction with the authorities, and could be seen repeatedly flashing her title as an “AG” to avoid getting arrested.

Devon Hogan Flanagan, a prosecutor with Rhode Island Attorney General's office, was arrested in Newport after refusing to leave a restaurant when asked by police. Caught on bodycam, she repeatedly identified herself as an attorney general and warned officers,