The footage is jolting, almost surreal: South Carolina’s Democratic pick for governor, under arrest in the dead of night, clad only in underwear, swearing, using the n-word, and proclaiming himself both God and Superman.
William “Mullins” McLeod, 53, a married father of four, had only just entered the race Monday. By Tuesday, WCBD aired the strange dash cam video from his May arrest — and with it came calls from his own party for him to step aside.
In downtown Charleston, police found the prominent attorney “yelling at the top of his lungs,” wearing only underwear and shoes. The report noted he showed signs “typical of an individual under the influence of a stimulant narcotic.”
The Democrat referenced his upcoming race — even threatening to kick an opponent’s “f–king teeth in” — while refusing to give officers his name, calling himself instead God and Superman, according to the hour-long video released under a Freedom of Information Act request.
“It doesn’t matter, my friend, trust me,” he told one officer when asked his name. “I’m one of the most just humans to ever walk this soil,” he said.
“Superman sounds good,” he added.
From The New York Post:
McLeod, who only entered the Democratic race for Governor in the Palmetto State on Monday, also issued threats toward current and former South Carolina politicians during the profanity-laden rant.
“I’m gonna kick your f–king teeth in,” he says at one point, appearing to reference Republican Attorney General Alan Wilson, who announced his bid for governor earlier this summer.
McLeod — who is heard uttering the n-word at least twice in the video — also refuses to get out of the patrol car when it arrives at the jail, instead telling an officer he would sleep in the back seat.
“No, I’m not doing it, no. I’m not getting out of this car. It’s time to go to bed,” he shouts at the officer, before being forcibly removed and booked into the jail shortly before 1 a.m., according to an arrest report retrieved by WCBD.
McLeod’s eyes were “extremely bloodshot and highly dilated … typical of an individual under the influence of a stimulant narcotic,” according to the report.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether McLeod — who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2010 and served two terms as Charleston County Democratic Party chairman — was tested for drugs during his arrest.
Will McLeod step aside and end his bid for governor?
Watch the clip below:
NEW: Footage shows arrest of Charleston County Democratic Party chairman and current SC Gov candidate William Mullins McLeod Jr.
He went on an insane unhinged rant, screamed profanities, threatened to “kick teeth in” of rivals, and yelled at cops.
At the time, he was charged… pic.twitter.com/zCMzRpcgK0
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