A Mississippi lawmaker was arrested this weekend for allegedly hitting his wife in the face because she didn’t undress fast enough when he wanted to have sex.
Republican Rep. Douglas McLeod, 58, was arrested Saturday night and charged with domestic violence-simple assault for the incident. According to the George County Sheriff’s Office incident report obtained by the Washington Examiner, deputies were dispatched to his residence after receiving a call about an assault. McLeod answered the door holding an alcoholic beverage and appeared to be heavily intoxicated, slurring his speech so bad that at one point officers couldn’t make out what he was saying.
There were two women in the house, McLeod’s wife and a woman who was staying in another room of the house. Deputies said both women looked afraid when they were contacted. McLeod’s wife was shaking and “had blood all over her face, neck, and arms.”
When asked about what happened, McLeod’s wife kept repeating that “he just snapped” and “this is what happens when he drinks too much.”
The second woman said McLeod’s wife burst into the room she was staying in covered in blood and said that McLeod was “freaking drunk,” wanted sex, and became angry with his wife because she was not taking off her clothes fast enough. Police said they found blood on the couple’s bed and floor.
The second women told police that while the two women were hiding in a room, McLeod was allegedly yelling that his wife had better come out or he was going to “f–king kill her dog.”
On Tuesday, Mississippi’s House Speaker Philip Gunn released a statement to the press. The Washington Examiner reached out to Gunn’s office but did not receive any further information other than the statement.
“I have attempted to contact Rep. McLeod to request his resignation, if in fact, these allegations are true,” Gunn said. “These actions are unacceptable for anyone.”
McLeod has been in office since 2012 and sits on a number of committees, including the House Corrections Committee.
McLeod was released from jail on a $1,000 signature bond.
