Lawmaker arrested after punching wife in face for undressing too slowly

Published May 22, 2019 5:41pm ET



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.

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