When Linda says that she "saw what Fletcher seized when he tossed the cell" Linda in fact wasn't even in the scene during the cell toss as it was another officer with Fletcher, it's possible that Linda (off-screen) had already been suspended but had to finish her shift and was in the governors office and saw what Fletcher brought to her.
Its known that officers need to wear their name badges on their shirts to be able to identify officers, during the latter half of the episode Vera isn't wearing hers.