Judge denies ex-Senator Kelsey's request to withdraw guilty plea
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A judge on Tuesday denied former Tennessee Sen. Brian Kelsey's request to change his guilty plea to charges of violating federal...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A judge on Tuesday denied former Tennessee Sen. Brian Kelsey's request to change his guilty plea to charges of violating federal campaign finance laws. Kelsey, R-Germantown, pleaded guilty in November to two campaign finance charges related to a failed 2016 congressional campaign. Kelsey had asked to withdraw his guilty plea saying, in part, that his "inexperience with the criminal justice system contributed to the plea agreement." However, prosecutors had pointed out that the former state senator was an attorney and member of the Tennessee General Assembly for 18 years.