Charleston Attorney William "Mullins" McLeod, Jr. joined the Democratic primary for governor on August 11, becoming the first candidate of his party to officially enter the race.

Mullins McLeod, who is running as a Democrat for governor, is shown in Charleston Police Department video after an arrest on a public disorderly charge on May 14, 2025.

McLeod, who ran a failed Democratic bid for governor in 2010, was arrested in May on a public disorderly conduct charge after officers found him "yelling at the top of his lungs" wearing only ...

McLeod is the first Democrat to jump into the race for governor, but state Rep. Jermaine Johnson, D-Richland is considering a run.

South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mullins McLeod is facing calls from his own party to drop out of the 2026 race after video emerged of his bizarre behavior when arrested in his ...

McLeod may never pull papers to formally launch a campaign in March. That would be the wise move in terms of his time, money and electability, but it’s his call to make, not the party’s.

McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote are all charged with sexual assault after an alleged incident in June 2018 in which a 20-year-old woman — known as E.M., whose ...

McLeod played Ser Joffrey Lonmouth, aka the Knight of Kisses in the first season of the Game of Thrones prequel. He was Laenor Velaryon’s (Theo Nate) boyfriend and died a brutal death at ...

McLeod may never pull papers to formally launch a campaign in March. That would be the wise move in terms of his time, money and electability, but it’s his call to make, not the party’s.