Rhode Island Democrat Maria Bucci was heard telling a police officer, "you know who I am?" during a Dec. 18, 2025 traffic stop in East Greenwich, R.I. (East Greenwich Police Department)
The bodycam footage shows the officer trying to lead Bucci through a series of sobriety tests.
Bucci, a former Cranston mayoral candidate, previously served on the City Council from 2004 to 2008 and also launched an unsuccessful bid for a Rhode Island House of Representatives seat last year, the Cranston Herald reported.
At one point during the traffic stop, Bucci is heard saying, "Call my husband right now, and call the attorney general and everybody else in town, cause this is disgusting, God forbid I was a Black person, I’d be arrested."
As Bucci was placed in handcuffs, she is heard telling the officer "you're a d---." She also stared into the body camera and said, "gimme the camera." (East Greenwich Police Department)
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Bucci and the Rhode Island Democratic Party did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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