'Drunk' Assistant AG Berates Officers Outside Fancy Newport Restaurant: Bodycam

That's That's the law. I'm an AJ. >> I'm an AJ. >> Good for you. I don't give a Let's go. >> We're going, >> buddy. You're going to regret this. >> Yeah, >> you're going to regret it. >> I'm an A. >> An assistant attorney general is in some. big trouble after humiliating video of. her arrest outside of a Ritzy Rhode. Island restaurant went viral. While some. people are claiming the police officers. maybe overreacted to a minor situation, others say Devon Hogan Flanigan tried to.

abuse her position to get her own way. We're taking a closer look at the video. and getting insight on dealing with. potential arrest powder kegs with a. retired NYPD officer. Welcome to. Sidebar, presented by Law and Crime. I'm. Jesse Weber. Well, as a law enforcement officer, you. never quite know what kind of situation. you're going to be stepping into when. you respond to a call, right? And. sometimes something seemingly, you know, minor, like removing rowdy patrons from.

bars and restaurants, well, that can. escalate into something much more. serious. And that is what happened on. August 14th in Newport, Rhode Island. So, officers responded to a call from. Clark Cook House. This is a swanky. establishment on Banister's Wararf. It's. two 34 year old women who were later. identified as Devon Hogan Flanigan and. Veronica Hannon. They were reportedly. quite intoxicated and refusing to leave, which was causing all sorts of problems.

for staff outside the crowded. restaurant. Now, before I play the body. cam video of their arrest for you, and. there's a lot to dissect there, I want. to bring in retired NYPD detective and. co-host of the Gold Shield Show. It's a. great podcast. Tom Smith, thank you so. much for coming on. Good to see you. >> Good to see you, too, Jesse. >> So, how much information, generally. speaking, do officers have when they. roll up to a scene, right? They get the. call, but what are they expecting? What. do they know walking into a scene? >> Yeah, usually the radio call is only,

you know, maybe an intoxicated person or. disruptive or dispute or or something. like that. Very little information is. given. Uh, and that all goes by the. caller, whoever the caller may be giving. the information, but usually that's. pretty much all you're getting walking. into a scene. >> And when you're dealing with somebody. who is arguably drunk, how does that. complicate things? How do you have a. conversation with that person? How do. you elicit information from that person? I would imagine it gets a little.

complicated. >> Yeah, it's hard because they're, you. know, the level of intoxication depends. on what the conversation's going to be. sometimes their, you know, their. demeanor is very low and they understand. what's going on and can be removed. pretty quickly. But then there's others, as you know, where alcohol leads to your. mouth running too much and violence and. entitlement and all that. And that's. what happened in this situation. >> And are you more on guard? You don't. know exactly what they're going to do. They're unpredictable. >> Oh, no doubt. I mean, listen, any call.

you go to is dangerous. you know, situation that you walk into potentially. has the ability to be violent. So, you're always on guard with that and. especially when it comes to intoxicated. people because they're they're not in. control. So, they're just flailing and. again, violence can happen with alcohol. very, very easily. >> Talk to me about trespassing. Right. We. see this on a lot of body camera videos. People are told they have to leave a. private business. uh they feel that it's.

unfair or even illegal. Those are. interesting kinds of calls, right? >> Oh yeah. You know, it's up to the. establishment if they feel that someone. is causing a disturbance and putting. fear in other people who are there and. other patrons and are causing a ruckus. and a disturbance that's, you know, disrupting their business, they have the. right to remove you. And if you don't. leave, they also have the right to call. the police and have them remove you. And. it's it's that simple. It's very simple. of you're not allowed to be there.

anymore. It's my job. It's my. establishment. Please leave. If you. don't, I'm gonna call the police. And. that's what happened in this situation. >> By the way, as we're talking about this. all happening at this restaurant, this. establishment, this business, I got to. ask, is anybody out there also in a. business of some kind? If so, let me ask. you this. How much time do you think. your business team is wasting in. spreadsheets, chasing down receipts, just trying to make sense of endless. rows of bank statements? Probably a. little too much. Yeah. Well, that is. where ODO accounting steps in. So, ODO.

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into specifics, but previewing what. we're about to watch, have you ever. dealt with somebody who, you know, tried. to use their job, their position to. escape consequences? >> Oh. Oh, yeah. You know, in situations. when you roll up to a scene and the. first words out of their mouth is, "Do. you know who I am?". it's going to end up leading to an. arrest all the time, you know, and. that's the first thing that that comes. out of their mouth. This is going to be. a problem and it's not going to be easy. because immediately the entitlement and.

I can do what I want is already in their. head. >> Well, let's talk about that because. that's the main allegation that we have. in this case. Let's go to this video. And this is from the very moment that. the officers arrive on scene and Hogan. Flanigan is seemingly. already making demands. >> I want you to turn your body cam off. Protocol is that you turn it off. If the. citizen request is to turn it off,

>> so they want you guys to leave. >> Yes, we're. >> Let's just leave. Let's just make it. easy. Okay. >> We're going to make it easy. >> That's not I am her husband. >> That's not the point. Can you Can you. look at me? >> We'll talk over here. Okay. >> Your protocol is. >> Can we Can we all talk? Can we all talk? >> Talk over here. They want you to leave. >> Your protocol. Can we Can we talk? >> Who is she to you? >> What's that? >> Nothing. >> She is our college friend. Okay.

>> Yes. >> No. No. I'm not. >> You guys just want to know? Do you want. to trespass? >> Anything we can do. Trespass? Yeah. I. just need. >> trespass, please. It's the only way. >> No, I'm not. >> No, I'm not. >> Do we want to chat? >> I know that your protocol is. >> So, you're trespass. So, we got to leave. now. Unless you want to be an. >> We're not trespassing. You haven't. notified us that we're trespassing. >> What did I just say to you? You're. trespassing. Let's go. Number one, >> I don't want to arrest you guys. >> You're not going to arrest us. Number.

two, >> let's leave. We got to go. We got to go. Let's go. If we ask you to deal with this, let's. go. No, no. I understand you don't want. to deal with it, but the protocol is and. your protocol is is if I ask you to turn. off the body cam, you have to turn it. off. And that's your protocol. >> She's lawyer, so she knows. >> Well, that's lawyer stuff. So, that's. not true. So, we got to go. >> No, it is. That's That's the law. >> I'm an A. >> I'm an AJ. >> Good for you. I don't give a Let's go. >> We're going.

We're leaving. >> Please don't Please don't put your hands. on us. >> Can you get your children out of here? Like, I don't know why. >> I'm sorry. What? Let's. go. Let's go. >> There are two full grown women and. mothers. >> I'm an AG. I'm an AG. >> I'm an A. >> What are you? What? What are you doing? >> What's wrong with you? >> What do you probable cause to detain me. for? >> You're being detained cuz you're not.

even cuz I'm what? >> You probably You have. >> You relax, sir. Sir, she's not doing. anything wrong. AG. >> She's not leaving. >> I'm an AG. She's an AG. >> AG. >> You're not She's not being arrested. Let's go. >> I'm not being arrested. You're putting. me in cuffs. I'm not being. >> Do you have any weapons on you? >> No. I'm an AG. >> Her badge is in the car. You want to go. get a badge? >> Let me tell you something. >> Buddy, get the money. Just seriously, >> you're arresting an AG. Let me tell you. something. >> Are you on arrest right now? No.

>> You're putting me in handcuffs and. you're merandizing. me. >> Hold on. Relax. Relax. >> Buddy, you're going to regret this. >> Yeah, >> you're going to regret it. >> I'm an A. I. >> I will say there's something Tom kind of. funny as she's about to say I'm an AG.

again. The door slam. So, yes, she is. special assistant attorney general. Uh. Devin Hogan Flanigan. Um there is a lot. to unpack here. First of all, asking the. officer immediately to turn off his body. cam if she requests it. Is she right. about the law that they have to turn it. off? >> Absolutely not. The law, as I looked at. it, especially in, you know, in that. area is just used for victims. Uh if a. victim wants to talk to a police officer. about a situation, they can request.

their body can be turned off or a. witness that wants their identity. protected that their they can request. that their body can be turned off. Not a. criminal, not someone being arrested and. not someone surely intoxicated. >> From your point of view, did the officer. do anything improper? >> Absolutely not. I was just going to say. that. I think they did a great job. They. were calm. They didn't blow the. situation up. They gave them every. opportunity to just walk away and go on.

with the rest of their night. They gave. them opportunity after opportunity. But. you can't sit there all night, Jesse, and debate something with someone who's. intoxicated and is not following your. orders. You can't do it all night. And. at some point, police officers have to. do their job and remove people from. areas where they're not wanted and. they're trespassing. And that's what. they did. I I really think they did a. great job in this. No, they stayed calm. the entire time, which is the best thing.

you can do in situations like this. And. then the end, they had no choice at the. end. They arrested both of them. >> One of the charges that we're talking. about here is resisting, right? Uh what. does that consist of? It doesn't. necessarily mean that the person has to. fight back, right? It could be something. more a little less egregious. >> Yeah, sure. I mean, you know, resisting. in different states means different. things. There's different definitions, you know, state by state, but in New. York, it's it's just stopping the. officer from doing their job and. stopping the officer from affecting an.

arrest. And that's what they did both. times. Uh, you know, even the people. around them, you know, their husbands or. boyfriends, whoever they were trying to. get in the way, you could also, you. know, throw a charge at them as well, but they didn't. And that's how calm. these officers were. All they wanted to. do was take care of this situation and. go on with their night. and they could. have went on with their night. >> By the way, we double checked Newport. Police's policy on bodywn cameras. It's. actually available online and it states, "Authorized officers equipped with a.

BWC, bodywn camera, are prohibited from. activating a BWC and or continuing to. record under the following. circumstances. Whenever a potential. witness requests to speak to an officer. confidentially or desires anonymity. Whenever a victim or witness requests. that he or she not be recorded and the. situation is not confrontational. Whenever a victim requests that he or. she not be recorded as a condition of. cooperation and the interest of justice. require such cooperation. But the policy.

notes that in the end it is really up to. the officer. Quote, "Any request to have. BWC's turned off that are made by. members of the public should be captured. by the BWC prior to deactivating the. video recording function." It should. also be noted that consent to record is. not required. When a member of the. public objects to being recorded, a BWC. officer may determine whether to proceed. with recording in circumstances. consistent with this policy. So again, as Tom and I talked about, the officer.

seems to be well within his authority to. continue to record. Now, it is not just. Flanigan who is objecting to being put. in a police car. Remember the friend. Veronica Hannon seen struggling with. officers and at one point this is. incredible apparently slips out of the. handcuffs. >> We will get the hands off. >> We will get the license. >> No no no. get out of here.

>> Get back. Get back right now. >> No. No. >> Get back. Yand. >> I'm right here. I'm right here. It's. okay. >> No. No. I'm right here. >> I'm right here. >> I'm right here. >> Come on, babe. >> No. No. >> Stop. Babe,

>> babe. I'm right here. Right here. Babe. Babe. Please. I'm scared. >> I'm right here. >> Please don't do this. Please. >> No. I'm not going to buy that. >> I'm right here. >> No. >> Okay. >> No. Can you go through the spy friend? >> I'm right here. >> No. No. No. Babe. Babe. >> I'm right here. >> Babe, >> I'm right here. >> No. Babe, >> relax. Relax. Relax. >> No. >> What's wrong with you? >> Relax. >> We don't want to put you in handcuffs. Let's go. >> Let's go. >> No. Babe. Babe.

>> Listen. You're making You're. overreacting. >> You're adding to. >> You're overreacting. No. >> Can you take my hands out of you out of. handcuffs? >> No. You were overreacting. >> You didn't have this. You didn't have to. have this happen. >> Get in the car. >> No. No. No. Babe, no. >> I'm right here. >> Get in the car, guys. >> Just put her in. >> Get back, bro.

>> In the car. >> No. Damn. Feet in the car. >> I'm right here. I'm right here. >> Get your feet in the court. >> No. >> Get your feet in the car, >> Dan. >> Babe, I'm right here. >> No. >> No. >> Get your feet in the car. >> Get your feet in the car.

>> You're a grown adult. You're acting like. a kid. I'm right here. I'm right here. >> No. Who the are you? This is so. inappropriate. >> You're You're overreacting. just throwing a thing. >> Travis, we've got two.

[Music]. >> Wow, Tom. Okay, first of all, if I saw that. correctly, it looked like she got out of. the handcuffs at first. How often is a. suspect actually able to do that? And is. that like an extra charge? Is that. another example of a resisting arrest? Oh, you could throw an escape charge at. her if you really wanted to to really. ruin her night. Uh, but it does happen. depending on the size of the person. You.

know, handcuffs only go, you know, close. so far. Uh, and maybe they just, again, the officers were just trying to do the. right thing. you know, they didn't clamp. down on them as hard as they ca they. could with the second pair because they. had to, you know, but it's just another. example of what police officers go. through daily, you know, and that's why. years ago, Jazz, I was so in favor of. body cams because this shows what police. officers have to deal with on a daily. basis all the time, especially, you.

know, when it comes to people like this. And it's amazing how the sound of. handcuffs can sober somebody up really. fast. What did you make of that. reaction? I mean, kicking the door, m. putting her feet out, you know, so that. the door wouldn't close, screaming like. that, you know, it's tough for the. officers to figure out what to do next. What were their options next? What could. they have done if she really was keeping. the door open? What else could they have. done? >> Well, exactly what they did. One of the. officers went to the other side of the. car and just dra, you know, grabbed her.

shoulders and pulled her, you know, more. into the car. But they I again You asked. before about the officer's actions, and. again, they did a great job. They didn't. want to hurt her. They didn't manhandle. her. They they did the proper thing with. getting her into the back of a vehicle. and then prevented her from hurting. herself until, you know, they could and. got her further into the car, enabling. them to close the door. But again, and. even afterwards, they were calm. These. guys probably had a lot of time on the.

job and have dealt with people like this. on numerous occasions because even after. the effect, they just did their job and. I think they did it really well. >> Well, Hannah's husband who was. identified in a police report as James. We believe that's the man that we see in. the video tries to intervene several. times. The officers tell him to back up. It even appears to push him back at one. point. That's a complicating factor. You. can understand how he wants to help, but. at the same time, police have to make. sure that he doesn't get involved, right? I mean, what kind of impact do.

relatives do bystanders have on a. situation like this? >> Oh, you can be you can become. outnumbered really fast if you're a. police officer, you know, depending on. who's around and how many people, you. know, are in their party. So, it's very. important to just clear the area where. there's enough room for you to affect an. arrest and have no one else involved in. it. And again, what a job. They could. have arrested him, you know, for. disorderly conduct or interfering with. the police investigation or arrest. They. could have done that and they didn't. All they wanted to push him back, get.

out of the area, and let us do our job. and move on. >> And by the way, okay, Hogan Flanigan's. resistance to being in custody or. alleged resistance to being in custody. apparently didn't stop once she was in. the police car. No, a Newport police. report states, quote, "Sergeant Lavali. booked and photographed Veronica, and. she was searched by Officer Gonzalez. before being placed in cell number. eight. Officer Hudson booked and. photographed Hogan. It should be noted. that while booking Hogan, she was.

extremely uncooperative, berating. officers, repeatedly stating her. position as an AG, and refusing to. follow instructions. Hogan was. eventually released with a district. court summon." Now, according to arrest. reports, Hogan Flanigan was arrested for. willful trespass, which is a. misdemeanor. Uh Hannon faces charges for. disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. along with a willful trespass charge. Hogan Flanigan has worked for Attorney. General Peter Nuranha in Rhode Island.

for several years. And right now, she's. assigned to the appellet unit of the. criminal division arguing cases in front. of the state supreme court. But on. Tuesday, Nurona reacted to the arrest. and viral video during an interview on. WPR radio. And he said she made her. watch the body camera footage and said. she's really remorseful, takes. responsibility, told WPRO that an. investigation was launched within the. AG's office, and that he'll have to. think on what Hogan Flanigan's. punishment will be. Quote, "It's just. hard to find and keep capable lawyers, and I just have to think really.

carefully about this one. But no. question there will be a strong strong. sanction here. There will be a. suspension without pay if I retain her. for sure. So she's not going to continue. as if nothing happened. She's humiliated. herself regardless of what happens visav. her employment with us. She's going to. have a long time coming back from this. It's just really unfortunate. Now an. internal review is expected to wrap up. in the next few days. And NBC 10 reports. that they tried reaching Hogan Flanigan. by phone this week, but said the woman.

who answered told them no comment and. hung up. Um Tom, should this be the end. of someone's career or just a a. roadblock, a learning lesson? What do. you think? >> Uh you know what? I'm never in favor of. just completely, you know, ending. someone's career. But, you know, when. you're in a position that she's in in. the criminal justice system, you know, you have to be responsible for your. actions both on duty and off duty, you. know, and it's going to be up to I think.

that that was well said. That statement. covered kind of every question that. anyone would have for him. And I think. he did a very good job with that. statement with the way it's going to. perceive and his disappointment in her. and going forward with an investigation, which is the way it should be. You know, the public should not determine the. employment of someone. It's up to their. supervisors and bosses and and the way. she acted is going to, you know, come. into account and and I think the.

statement was well said and she's going. to get hit by this for sure. Uh it's. just a matter of how severe. Now, I can't talk about this without. talking about something else, because. this, of course, is not the first time. that a high-profile person has been. caught on camera apparently making. threats and demands because they were. being held accountable for breaking the. law. Remember earlier this month, Susan. Dorley announced she would resign as. district attorney for Monroe County, New. York, after she was caught on body cam. berating a police officer for trying to.

pull her over. The attempted traffic. stop happened in April of 2024. According to a police report, Dory was. going well over the speed limit, but. instead of stopping when a Webster. police officer turned on his flashing. lights, she just apparently kept going. all the way to her house. >> Sorry, I'm the DA. I was going 55 coming. home from work. >> 55 and a 35. >> I don't really care. >> Okay, >> so you can call. >> Can you come Can you please come over. here? You're on a This is on a traffic.

stop, ma'am. >> Yes, it is. You can call Dennis Cole. Meer right now. >> Okay. I'm telling you why I stopped you. You didn't stop at all. Did you not hear. my lights or sirens or anything? >> No, I didn't, actually. I was on the. phone. >> Okay. Well, you're not supposed to be on. the phone while you're driving either. >> Yes, I am. With the handsree. Absolutely. >> Okay. Why are you so upset at me? I'm. doing my job. You You just admitted to. me that you were going 55 and 35 on. Philips Road. >> Time to leave me alone. It's. >> officer Chrisa Foley. >> Christopher Foley, >> can you stay over here, ma'am? You're.

This is a traffic This is This is a. legal traffic stop. Do you have your ID? >> No, it's in my purse here. >> You have your purse right there. >> No, this is my lunch. Would you talk to. your talk to Dennis? This is ridiculous. Just go away. >> Hello, sir. >> Good. Ma'am, can you please stay at the. back? This is a Ma'am, this is legal. traffic stop. Can you please stay over. here? >> No. Hey, baby. Get your little guy out. of here. >> Sir, I stopped her for going 55 and a 35.

on Phillips Road. >> On Philips Road. >> And she failed to stop. She drove all. the way back home and parked in her. garage. >> And now she's not she's not complying. with any of my commands. Ma'am, do not. go inside. >> Oh my god. >> Yep. Yep. All right. Ma'am, come. outside. You can't just go inside. This. is a traffic stop. >> Here's your phone back. understand the. law better than you. Would you. >> 953? Can you have a supervisor come to. the scene? >> No. Get out of my house.

>> I don't know why. I don't know why. you're acting like this towards me. because. >> Can you please go to the back of the. vehicle? >> I'm not going to. I'm home. I was going. I was Okay. 50. >> I don't care if you got home. You were. supposed to stop at Phillips Road when I. pulled you over when my lights were. initiated. >> I didn't know you were stopping me. There was lots of other people on the. road. >> I was right behind you. Yeah, there were. other people on the road, too. >> Okay. I was directly behind you. >> Dealing with you right now. >> Can you please step over here? >> I'm not going to.

>> What is the reason you're you're so. against what I'm doing? I'm doing my. job. You say you're a DA? >> I am the DA. >> Okay. >> Okay. Let me get you my badge. I am the. DA in of. >> I just don't understand the hostility. towards me. I'm doing my job. No, >> you're being. How am I being. >> I am the DA of Monroe County. >> I understand that. But that doesn't give. you a right to go 55 and a 35.

>> And you even admitted to me that you. went 50. I understand that, ma'am. I. understand that. >> I don't You know what? If you give me a. traffic ticket, that's fine. I'm the one. who prosecutes it. Okay. Just go ahead. and do it. Go ahead. >> Just come outside over here. >> No, I'm not going outside. >> Okay. >> I'm waiting for you just to leave. Well, I'm having a supervisor come. because that's what my chief told me to. do. >> Tell me what I.

>> Do you have your driver's license? >> I just showed you my driver. >> You show me your You show me your badge. >> Really? >> With EMS, a 14-year-old having a. seizure. 200 East River Road, apartment. 200 on the third. >> because I was going 55 up. >> And I was just She's a DA. >> Yep, I know. >> And I was just trying to pull into my. driveway. I was on the phone with Dennis.

Colemire saying, "Would you please tell. the person who's following me that I'm. almost home?". >> Ma'am, I understand you were going home, but I started my lights back at Phillips. Road. >> On Philips Road? Yes, you did. And there. were other cars. >> I was right behind you. directly behind. you. [Music]. >> at at the end. Go ahead. Like you want. at the end of the day. >> Go ahead. If you want to write me a. traffic ticket, that's. >> okay. At the end of the day, >> at the end of the day, I was stopping. you for speed. If you just had a really. bad day, I've been dealing with.

>> I get it. And I get it. We have bad days. also, ma'am. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> We have bad days also. My license back. >> I'm going to just add it to the job real. quick. You want to do it? You can just go and actually add it. You. don't have to use the air. At. >> the end of the day, I was just making a. traffic sound, doing my job, what I was. supposed to do. >> Well, fine. Thank you. >> Okay. So, now supervisor's on his way and then. we'll go from there.

>> Supervisor's coming up here. >> Huh? >> Who? >> Sergeant Johnson. >> I understand you had like I get it. I We. all have bad days at work. >> and I'm going to go in the house. Seriously, this is ridiculous. >> No, this is a traffic stop and you out. of everyone should know that if there's. a legal traffic stop, which I have, >> I have the right to detain you until. this is done. >> Then just write me the ticket. I really. don't care. >> Yeah. Well, after the video of her. behavior went quite viral, Dory put out.

a statement kind of downplaying what. happened. And New York's Commission on. Prosecutorial Misconduct recommended. that Dory be publicly censured for her. conduct. A report from the commission. shows that Dory acknowledged her. behavior warranted censure and she said. she planned to resign and now we know. when that's going to happen. Spectrum. News1 reports Dory sent a letter to. Governor Kathy Hokll saying her last day. will be August 31st. She also announced. her decision in the Monroe County. District Attorney's Office weekly. newsletter saying this decision did not. come easily, but as I recently turned.

62, I know that this is the right time. for me, for my family, and for all of. you. She went on to say, "The people of. Monroe County have seen me at my best. and worst. And even when I've made. mistakes, you never stopped holding me. accountable or giving me grace." Tom, first of all, so important to have body. warn camera because if you didn't, it. would be her word, right? The DA versus. this police officer. But I got to say, the arrogance there is just on a whole.

other level. What was your takeaway from. that? >> Oh, it's disgraceful. You know, you have. a cop who's just, again, he kept saying. it, just doing his job. And it would. have taken again, just like the past. videos and this video, if she pulled. over, it would have taken five minutes. and over. That's it. Just comply with. what the law is and what officers are. doing. But the arrogance, like you said, and the entitlement of look who I am, you're nothing. I'm important, you know, and I'm not going to obey anything that.

goes on with the law. And then she. starts telling that she's the DA. And. you would think she would know better, like he said, in what police officers. are doing every day and just comply. It's very simple. It would have taken. five minutes out of her day to just. explain what happened. Maybe there was a. good explanation for what she was, you. know, speeding. Officers have the. discretion to either write a summon or. not. So, she may have gotten off with no. summons and just a warning if she just.

complied and acted like a human being. instead of just the entitlement that she. did. >> And by the way, if she went into her. house and wasn't getting out for that. traffic stop, the officer would be. within his rights to go within his. authority to go into the house. >> He would. I mean, I wouldn't for a. traffic stop, for a crime, you know, a a. you know, pursuit or something like. that. That's different. Would I. personally walk into someone's house uh.

for a traffic stop? No. Uh but you know. that officer has the right to do what. he's doing to make sure you know at that. point is she getting a weapon. You know, you have no idea. So, you know, the act. of going in the house would be okay, but. you know, you would hope it doesn't come. to that. And you could tell at some. point the reality of it set in that she. knew she was wrong, but she just kept it. up anyway. You know, write the summons, write any other summons you want to add. to it because of what was going on. And.

let her deal with it. And and I think. the right thing is done, she's going to. resign and that's going to be the end of. it. Because again, Jess, you have to be. held accountable at a high standard of. offduty and onduty. uh actions. >> We're going to miss her. We're going to. miss her a lot. It's going to be tough. without her, but uh we'll try to carry. on. Uh Tom Smith, thank you so much for. coming on. Everybody check out the Gold. Shield Show. Thank you, my friend. >> Thank you, Jay. So, always a pleasure.

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