'You have a crack pipe in your hand': Video shows Rhode Island councilman asleep in car

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Police in Rhode Island released body camera footage that shows the arrest of a Cranston City Council member, who authorities said was passed out behind the wheel of a car while holding a glass pipe.

In the footage, Matthew Reilly jolts awake after a few shakes from an officer.

“You were literally choking in your sleep. Someone was flagging me down about it," the officer says.

“I have sleep apnea. I’m sorry," Reilly says.

“Well, you have a crack pipe in your hands," the officer says.

Reilly asks if he's going to be arrested and the officer continues to question him.

“Are there any drugs in your car?" the officer asks.

“No, nothing," Reilly responded.

It was an apparent lie, according to the police report. Officers said they found crack laced with fentanyl, along with other drug paraphernalia, while searching his car.

"It was a relapse," Reilly says. "Just went through a really bad divorce recently."
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