MICHAEL DEWAYNE SHORT , ANTHONY SHORT , MICHAEL DEWAYNE SHORT , MICHAE SHORT , MICHEAL D SHORT , MICHAEL LAMONT SHORT , MICHAEL S SHORTS , MICHAEL SHORT , MICHEAL SHORT , MIKE SHORT
Davidson County · Booked Oct 10, 2025
Personal Information
MICHAEL SHORT was booked in Davidson County on Oct 10, 2025 on 4 felonies, 5 misdemeanors, including Indecent Exposure and 8 other charges.
Charges (9)
Indecent Exposure
Original: INDECENT EXPOSURE (Misdemeanor)
It is illegal to intentionally expose your genitals, buttocks, or to engage in sexual acts in public or on someone else's property where you reasonably expect others will see it and be offended, or where you do it for sexual gratification. It is also illegal to invite a child into your home and expose yourself or masturbate in front of them, or to masturbate in your own home intending a child to be present. This is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail and a fine of up to $2,500. Certain aggravated circumstances can increase the penalty to a Class E felony (1-6 years in prison).
Penalty: Class A misdemeanor; 11 months 29 days; fine up to $2,500
Aggravated Assault
Original: Assault-Law Enforcement Officer-Bodily Injury (Felony)
Aggravated assault is assault committed with a deadly weapon (a firearm or anything designed to cause death or serious injury) or assault that causes serious bodily injury (substantial risk of death or permanent damage); this is a Class D felony (2 to 12 years in prison, up to $5,000 fine), but can be elevated to a Class C or B felony depending on aggravating circumstances like the severity of injury or use of weapons.
Penalty: Class D felony; 2-12 years; fine up to $5,000
Aggravated Assault
Original: Assault-Law Enforcement Officer-Bodily Injury (Felony)
Aggravated assault is assault committed with a deadly weapon (a firearm or anything designed to cause death or serious injury) or assault that causes serious bodily injury (substantial risk of death or permanent damage); this is a Class D felony (2 to 12 years in prison, up to $5,000 fine), but can be elevated to a Class C or B felony depending on aggravating circumstances like the severity of injury or use of weapons.
Penalty: Class D felony; 2-12 years; fine up to $5,000
Resisting Arrest
Original: RESIST STOP, FRISK, HALT, ARREST, OR SEARCH (Misdemeanor)
It is illegal to use physical force against a police officer to prevent them from stopping, searching, or arresting you or another person. This includes resisting or obstructing a lawful police action through violence. A basic violation is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and a $500 fine, but if you use a deadly weapon (firearm or similar object) during the resistance, it becomes a Class A misdemeanor with harsher penalties.
Penalty: Class B misdemeanor; 6 months; fine up to $500
Evading Arrest
Original: EVADING ARREST, MISDEMEANOR (Misdemeanor)
It is illegal to hide from or run away from a police officer you know is trying to arrest you, or to flee in a vehicle when signaled to stop by a police officer. Evading arrest is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail and a $2,500 fine, with mandatory driver's license suspension of 6 months to 2 years. This offense can be enhanced to a felony if you flee in a vehicle in dangerous circumstances or if the attempted arrest was lawful.
Penalty: Class A misdemeanor; 11 months 29 days; fine up to $2,500
Drug Paraphernalia
Original: DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, POSSESS (Misdemeanor)
It is illegal to knowingly use, possess, deliver, or manufacture drug paraphernalia (equipment used to consume, produce, or test drugs, such as pipes, syringes, or meth labs). This is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail and a fine up to $2,500, but it can be enhanced to a Class E felony depending on circumstances.
Penalty: Class A misdemeanor; 11 months 29 days; fine up to $2,500
Criminal Trespass
Original: TRESPASS, AGGRAVATED (Misdemeanor)
It is illegal to enter or stay on someone else's property without their permission. You violate this law if you go onto or remain on property knowing the owner did not consent to your presence, though consent is assumed for businesses open to the public. A violation is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a $50 fine. You have a defense if you reasonably believed you had permission, your presence didn't significantly interfere with the owner's use, and you left immediately when asked—but only if the owner did not post visible "no trespassing" signs or purple paint marks at entry points.
Penalty: Class C misdemeanor; 30 days; fine up to $50
Rape
Original: RAPE, WITHOUT CONSENT (Felony)
Rape is non-consensual sexual penetration accomplished through force, coercion, fraud, or when the victim is mentally incapacitated, mentally defective, physically helpless, or a vulnerable adult with an intellectual disability. This offense occurs when someone engages in sexual penetration without the other person's consent or when consent is impossible due to the victim's condition. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000
Rape
Original: RAPE, FORCE OR COERCION (Felony)
Rape is non-consensual sexual penetration accomplished through force, coercion, fraud, or when the victim is mentally incapacitated, mentally defective, physically helpless, or a vulnerable adult with an intellectual disability. This offense occurs when someone engages in sexual penetration without the other person's consent or when consent is impossible due to the victim's condition. Conviction carries 8 to 30 years in prison and fines up to $25,000.
Penalty: Class B felony; 8-30 years; fine up to $25,000