Michael David KelleyThe charges filed against a Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit assistant district attorney have been dropped, but he has quit the job anyway.
Michael David Kelley tendered his resignation with District Attorney Buzz Franklin’s office Thursday morning, said his lawyer, McCracken Poston. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department arrested Kelley on charges of criminal trespass and unlawful possession of a prescription drug on May 7.
Prosecutors in the Nashville-Davidson County District Attorney’s Office dropped the charges against Kelly on May 25, saying the arresting officers should have shown more discretion in the case.
According to an incident report, a security guard at the Omni Hotel called police around 1 a.m. on May 7 because Kelley smoked inside. The security guard said Kelley argued with him when he told him to stop, flashing a “police-type badge” at the guard.
When officers arrived, Kelley was in his hotel room. They knocked on the door, and Kelley yelled at them.