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Nashville Mayor Resigns, Pleads Guilty To Felony Theft

"My time today as your mayor concludes," Megan Barry said Tuesday after pleading guilty to felony theft of property amounting to more than $10,000.
Megan Barry, shown here at an event last year, resigned Tuesday morning from her position as mayor of Nashville, Tenn.

"My time today as your mayor concludes," Nashville Mayor Megan Barry said Tuesday after pleading guilty to felony theft of property amounting to more than $10,000.

The resignation comes after she admitted last month to having an with the former head

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