Police:
Gwinnett County police officer arrested for soliciting a prostitute
Gwinnett County police said an officer in their department
was charged with pandering after he tried to hire a prostitute in Barrow County
on May 31. Police said Cpl. Brian Kelly did not tell Barrow County deputies he
was a police officer at the time of his arrest, nor did he tell the Gwinnett
County Police Department he had been arrested. The Gwinnett County Police
Department learned of the arrest on Monday." Officers in this agency are
required by policy to immediately report an arrest to their supervisors,"
said Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Jake Smith. "As a result of Kelly's
failure to report his arrest to this department, he was served with a letter of
intent to terminate his employment." Kelly resigned in lieu of termination Tuesday
afternoon. Kelly was employed as a police officer for Gwinnett County since
October 2003. He served as a public information officer for approximately two
years, ending in late 2010. CBSAtlanta.com will have more information about the
details of the arrest as they become available.