CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A Democratic candidate for governor is trying to clear his name after being arrested before launching his campaign for the state’s top office.

Charleston attorney Mullins McLeod was arrested for disorderly conduct in May after police said he caused a disturbance down at the Battery. An incident report stated he was walking around in his underwear and yelling.

In a press conference Tuesday morning, the campaign spoke publicly for the first time. McLeod’s attorney, Scott Bischoff, announced they are filing a motion to dismiss the case after failed negotiations with the city to have the charges dropped altogether.

“The night that Mr. McLeod was arrested, he was walking down the High Battery here in Charleston and doing nothing to call undue attention to himself. T

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