UPDATE: Coffee Co. Assistant DA Charged With DUI

June 30, 2008

An assistant district attorney in Coffee County has been charged with DUI. 53-year old prosecutor Kenneth Shelton of Tullahoma was charged about 2:00 p.m. Saturday in Rutherford County. Shelton was arrested after he crashed his 2005 Chrysler on U.S. Highway 41A in Eagleville. Shelton was charged with DUI, violation of the implied consent law, violation of open container law and leaving the scene of an accident. Coffee County District Attorney C. Michael Layne told our news partner, WMSR in Manchester, that the incident was a matter of “great concern” for his office…

Layne adds prosecutors should set an example for the public…

A hearing is set for August 8th in General Sessions Court.

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