CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Democratic Party has called for its only candidate for governor to drop out of the race following the release of police video of his arrest in May.

That video, released by the Charleston Police Department, shows the arrest of a prominent Lowcountry attorney Mullins McLeod, who announced his candidacy for the Democratic primary for governor on Monday.

In the video, McLeod uses a racial slur, profanity and goes on an hour-long rant, prompting the South Carolina Democratic Party to release a statement it attributes to its chair, Christale Spain:

Mullins McLeod is a skilled attorney, a former county Democratic Party chair who worked tirelessly for our values, and a member of a proud Lowcountry family with a long tradition of public service.

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