Special Assistant Attorney General Under Neronha Resigns After DUI Stop

Special Assistant Attorney General Under Neronha Resigns After DUI Stop

RI Attorney General Peter Neronha’s office on Tuesday admitted that one of its top prosecutors has resigned after being pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence.

“Early in the morning of July 4, the Office of Attorney General learned that one of its prosecutors, Special Assistant Attorney General Edward Mullaney, was arrested by the Barrington Police Department on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence-first offense, and Refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test,” said Brian Hodge, Director of Communications for Neronha.

“The Attorney General takes these allegations extremely seriously. The Office has a zero-tolerance policy for drunk and impaired driving by its employees,” said Hodge.

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Mullaney has been involved in prosecuting some of the highest-profile violent crime cases in Rhode Island.

 

Mullaney Resigns - AG’s Office Recuses Itself from Prosecution

“Mr. Mullaney was immediately placed on leave without pay.  On July 6, Mr. Mullaney met with the Attorney General and offered his resignation which was accepted,

The prosecution of the DUI charge and refusal charge is being handled by the Barrington Town solicitor. Ordinarily, the Office of Attorney General would handle only the refusal charge before the Traffic Tribunal but it recused itself from the case.