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Legal
Cyrus stalker “a danger”, says judge
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 27 August 2009
A man accused of stalking pop star Miley Cyrus has had a request to lower his bail bond refused at a court hearing in Georgia.
As previously reported, Mark McLeod, who is 53, was arrested after trying to get onto a film set in Savannah, Georgia, where Cyrus is filming a new movie for Disney, called ‘The Last Song’. McLeod was previously arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and obstruction after trying to gain access to the same set in June.
He told police that he met the singer 18 months ago, and that she then accepted a proposal of marriage from him. He added that her father, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, approves of the relationship and that she sends him “secret messages” via her TV show.
McLeod is currently in prison awaiting trial, as he is unable to pay the $55,200 bail bond set at an earlier hearing. Judge Steven Scheer refused a request to reduce the bond at Tybee Island Municipal Court on Tuesday, saying: “I can’t deny him bond, but if I could I would, because I do feel he’s a danger”.
Outside the court, his lawyer James Byrne said: “He’s not a danger. He’s been painted as this monster, but he’s got a family. What he said I understand was unsettling to a lot of folks. But it doesn’t make him a stalker”.
The case will now be heard at the Chatham County State Court in Savannah at a later date.
