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The troubled daughter of country music legend Wynonna Judd has been hit with a charge of soliciting for prostitution in addition to two other raps following her arrest in Alabama, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.
Grace Kelley, 27, is now accused of holding up a sign on a busy highway reading ‘Ride for a Ride’ while flashing her breasts and other intimate parts of her body, local police chief P.K. Johnson disclosed in an exclusive interview.
The new charge was added as Kelley’s scheduled court appearance in the small city of Millbrook, Alabama, today was reassigned for April 25 – and she remains in jail on $2,000 bond.
Kelley, from Judd’s first marriage in 1996 to businessman Arch Kelley III, was booked into jail on April 5 after two separate incidents with police.
She was initially charged with indecent exposure and obstructing government operations, both misdemeanors.
Grace Kelley, 27, the daughter of country music legend Wynonna Judd, has been charged with soliciting prostitution in Alabama
Kelley was spotted holding up a sign reading 'A Ride for a Ride' at several businesses along a Millbrook highway
Police Chief P.K. Johnson told DailyMail.com that Kelley argued with officers, insisting that it was not illegal to 'offer herself in exchange for rides'
But Millbrook Police Chief Johnson told DailyMail.com: ‘We responded to two calls involving her. In the first, she was observed in the area of businesses on Highway 14 near Murphy Oil by Walmart. She had a sign, displayed that said, “A Ride for a Ride”.
‘And when she made contact with our officers, she argued with them about the legality of what she was doing. And that it was not illegal for her to offer herself in exchange for rides.’
The cops asked her to move on. A short while later police were called to a Circle K gas station on the same highway but closer to Interstate 65.
‘Apparently Kelley went into the store and announced to people inside, including the clerk, that she had possibly been robbed,’ said Johnson.
‘While there, she apparently caused a disturbance with some of the customers. She left prior to our arrival but we made contact with her shortly afterwards.’
Officers found Kelley had moved on to where the highway intersects with the interstate. ‘And by that time she was still displaying the signage,’ said Johnson.
‘She was not appropriately dressed. She didn't have the things covered that needed to be covered. And she was holding the “Ride for a Ride” sign while she was in that state and with drivers going by, displaying herself.’
He continued: ‘She was argumentative and refused to cooperate in any way with officers who attempted to ID her and find out if there were any outstanding warrants. She was belligerent and argumentative.
‘And at that point, based on what they had dealt with in both contacts, officers made the decision to go ahead and arrest her for initially what was obstruction of governmental operation – that’s refusing to identify herself and her attitude with law enforcement.
‘The other charge was indecent exposure. Now soliciting for prostitution has been added. The extra charge, which is also a misdemeanor, would push her bond up to $3,000.’
Kelley was first seen in the area of businesses on Highway 14 near Murphy Oil by Walmart
Following a confrontation with police officers, she moved on to a Circle K gas station along the same highway
Johnson said officers decided to arrest her on 'obstruction of governmental operation.' She faces additional charges of indecent exposure and soliciting for prostitution
Kelley is being held at the Elmore County Jail. Her bond is expected to increase to $3000 due to the additional charges
Mom-of-one Kelley – who has spent years in jail for drugs offenses – did not have any controlled substances or paraphernalia on her when she was brought in, said Johnson.
However, he added: ‘She might not have had drugs on her at the time she was arrested, but if you look at the booking photo, but it hadn't been long.’
Kelley’s mother, estimated to be worth $12million from a country music career that has seen her have 19 No. 1 hits, is not believed to have personally contacted Millbrook police and courts about her daughter, the chief said.
Instead, a representative has been in touch with the court ‘inquiring about her to find out what she was charged with and what her condition was’.
He continued: ‘I have not talked with her mother. I have spoken with her father, I believe it was on Monday. He called to check on her and asked the questions you might expect a father to ask about his child.
‘I got the feeling through the conversation that I had with him that he's very concerned about his daughter. And what it would take to get her out of jail – and what the ramifications of the criminal charges would be.
‘I have dealt
