Kelly Elkins was "unclothed and utterly bare" when cops arrived.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Offi
She’s an actual authorized buff.
A Florida lawyer was busted for allegedly stripping bare in a busy bar after being instructed she was too drunk to get served — hours after she was launched from jail.
Kelly Elkins, 49, was “unclothed and utterly bare” when cops arrived on the Seashore Lounge in St. Pete Seashore — and refused to dress, in line with an arrest affidavit.
The licensed lawyer was booked into Pinellas County Jail within the early hours of Friday — lower than 24 hours after she’d been launched for allegedly boozing at a close-by Thai restaurant with out paying, on-line data present.
After she bought out of jail, she hit the Seashore Lounge Friday and was already “intoxicated to the purpose the supervisor refused to serve her,” the affidavit mentioned.
She then “walked into the restroom after which got here again out into the bar unclothed and utterly bare,” the affidavit mentioned, noting that there have been “a number of patrons” there witnessing all of it.
The supervisor instructed her to “put her garments on and depart,” however she refused, the criticism mentioned.
When officers arrived, Elkins was nonetheless “bare within the bar” and “needed to be instructed a number of occasions to dress,” the criticism mentioned.
Even then, “she solely put a zip-up hoodie on and didn't zip the shirt up. Defendant refused to place her pants on,” saying she was “too drained,” the officer wrote of the “uncooperative” lawyer.
Elkins was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and launched on her personal recognizance, the court docket paperwork present.
She was additionally sprung within the early hours of Thursday on different misdemeanor expenses — acquiring meals or lodging with intent to defraud.
In that case, she went to Nori Thai in St. Pete Seashore on Wednesday afternoon and “consumed meals and varied alcoholic drinks” although she didn't have the $38.25 to cowl the examine, the affidavit in that case mentioned.
Elkins continues to be listed as a member of the Florida Bar, which she joined greater than 20 years in the past. The Bar “has opened a case file” to think about potential disciplinary motion, a spokesperson instructed The Publish on Tuesday.
Elkins can also be a licensed actual property agent, in line with her LinkedIn. She didn't instantly reply to an electronic mail requesting remark Tuesday, and there was no reply on her listed phone quantity.
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