Rhode Island prosecutor under review after warning 'you're gonna regret this' during arrest
Rhode Island prosecutor under review after warning 'you're gonna regret this' during arrest
A Rhode Island prosecutor is under review after police body camera footage recorded her warning officers that they would regret arresting her
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is factually accurate. It reports on a Rhode Island prosecutor being under review after body camera footage showed her warning officers they would regret arresting her. The reporting is mostly objective, with minimal bias.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: A Rhode Island prosecutor is under review after police body camera footage recorded her warning officers that they would regret arresting her.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms the prosecutor's arrest and her statement 'you're gonna regret this'.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the prosecutor's statement and that she repeatedly mentioned her official title.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms the prosecutor's statement and that she is a Special Assistant Attorney General.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms the prosecutor's arrest and that she is under review by the Rhode Island attorney general's office.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms the Attorney General's Office review and identifies the prosecutor as Devon Flanagan.
- Assessment: Supported
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: After she's placed in the patrol vehicle, Flanagan says, "Buddy, you're gonna regret this. You're gonna regret it."
- Source 5: The Attorney General's Office said it “immediately began a review of the incident” after learning of Flanagan's arrest.