LUCEDALE, Miss. — Mississippi’s House speaker says a state lawmaker should resign if he punched his wife in the face.
Republican Speaker Philip Gunn says he has tried to contact Republican Rep. Doug McLeod of Lucedale to request his resignation if what sheriff’s deputies accuse him of is true.
Gunn called the actions “unacceptable for anyone.”
A police report says the south Mississippi lawmaker punched his wife in the face after she didn’t undress quickly enough when the lawmaker wanted to have sex.
The Sun Herald reports the document was filed with the George County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies report McLeod was drunk and holding a glass of alcohol when they arrived. Deputies report McLeod punched his wife and bloodied her nose. When officers told McLeod a domestic assault had been reported, they say he replied “Are you kidding me?”
McLeod was arrested on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.
The 58-year-old McLeod has represented George and Stone counties since 2012. He’s unopposed for re-election this year.
