Republican leaders are calling on Mississippi state Rep. Douglas McLeod to resign “if in fact, these allegations are true.”
Mississippi state Rep. Douglas McLeod. By Deanna Paul Deanna Paul Reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow May 22 at 9:57 AM Mississippi lawmakers are calling for state Rep. Douglas McLeod’s resignation amid allegations of domestic violence.
According to an investigative report reviewed by the Sun Herald, members of the George County Sheriff’s Department arrived at the McLeod home around 9 p.m. Saturday after receiving a call about an assault. Deputies were met by McLeod who, the Herald said, was stumbling, speaking with slurred speech and holding an alcoholic beverage.
McLeod, who did not return a request for comment, was taken into police custody Saturday evening and charged with a domestic violence-related misdemeanor. In response to his arrest, Mississippi officials — Democrats and Republicans — asked the state representative to step down.Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn made a similar statement Tuesday, requesting that McLeod vacate the position “if in fact, these allegations are true,” the Herald reported.The state’s Republican Party chairman, Lucien Smith, called for McLeod to “resign immediately,” if the allegations are true, the Clarion Ledger reported.
“Violence in any relationship is unacceptable, and I condemn this conduct in the strongest possible terms,” he said in a statement Tuesday night.GOP Senate committee stakes its claim in race to woo Michigan’s John JamesWarren’s ambitious agenda relies on a massive wealth tax that the rich may evade
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