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In Warwick, Rhode Island, a driving under the influence (DUI) case was recently dismissed against a Rhode Island federal prosecutor, Assistant U.S. Attorney Gerard Sullivan.  When Sullivan was arrested, many people speculated that local police treated him favorably because of his career status.

However, this past Monday, a Warwick judge agreed to drop the charges against Sullivan, per a city lawyer's request.

The city lawyer, Robert Sgroi, said that he asked for the case to be dismissed because Sullivan had admitted last week that there was not enough evidence to prove that he had refused chemical breath testing.  Sullivan was pulled over on Thanksgiving morning.  After the incident, he lost his driver's license for seven months.

While stopped by police, Warwick allegedly told officers that he was a federal prosecutor and that he knew their chief.  He made this clear by repeating the same thing several times.

At this time, the police chief of Warwick has made an inquiry to find out why Sullivan was not charged with DUI when he was pulled over.

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In Warwick, Rhode Island, a federal prosecutor by the name of Gerard Sullivan was stopped by law enforcement last week.  After the stop, accusations were made that Sullivan may have been driving under the influence, but was not charged due to his job.

While at his arraignment, Sullivan issued no statements.  His next hearing is scheduled for December 15th.

Police say that Sullivan was stopped on Thanksgiving after officers noticed he was driving erratically.   When Sullivan was stopped, police noted that they could smell alcohol on his breath.  They also say that Sullivan told them he had just left a tavern and had drunk "too much".  Sullivan revealed to officers that he was a prosecutor and that he knew their police chief.   He refused to take a breath test and was not charged with DUI.

The Warwick Police Department denies that Sullivan received special treatment due to his status.  Police Chief Stephen McCartney released a written statement that Sullivan's DUI case was of "fundamental fairness" - nothing more.

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