Former SC gubernatorial candidate files lawsuit against City of Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A former gubernatorial candidate in South Carolina has filed a lawsuit against the City of Charleston and three police officers after a 2025 arrest, he claims, left him with a broken neck.

Mullins McLeod, who ran as a Democratic candidate for governor, was arrested last May for disorderly conduct after authorities said he caused a disturbance at the Battery.

Video of his arrest shows him shirtless in the back of a police car yelling obscenities…

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