Portsmouth Police busted a very familiar face after witnesses reported a drunk man stumbling into traffic near Fred’s Pizza Express on 11th Street around 1:30 p.m.
🍺 Caught Behind H&R Block
Officers tracked the man down behind H&R Block, where they say he was clearly intoxicated and causing a disturbance.
Police arrested Charles Kelley for drunk and disorderly conduct and booked him into the Scioto County Jail.
Kelley appeared in Portsmouth Municipal Court the next morning, where he pleaded no contest.
A judge sentenced him to suspended fines and court costs before releasing him — though he still owes money on previous cases, he never paid off.
📜 A Criminal History Longer Than a Pizza Order
Kelley is no stranger to the system — in fact, officers say his record reads like a decades-long highlight reel of disorderly behavior:
- Disorderly conduct — Dec. 2024
- Disorderly conduct — May 2024
- Disorderly conduct — June 2023
- Multiple cases of disorderly conduct, trespassing, and similar charges dating all the way back to 1996
By now, officials say they know Kelley well — and he knows the way to the Scioto County Jail just as well as officers do.
🚓 Community Reminder
Police say incidents like this are why it’s important to report public intoxication quickly — stumbling into traffic can turn deadly, and drunk pedestrians are just as dangerous as drunk drivers.
If you see someone weaving into the roadway:
📞 Call 911
⚠️ Keep your distance
🚫 Don’t try to physically intervene
👉 For now, Kelley is back out of jail — but given his 29-year habit of disorderly run-ins, it’s unlikely this will be his last pizza-side arrest.
