Ga. man who sought out Miley Cyrus on movie set gets plea deal after stalking charges dropped

Ga. man who sought out Miley Cyrus gets plea deal

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A 53-year-old Georgia man has pleaded guilty to resisting police outside the set of a Miley Cyrus movie after prosecutors agreed to drop charges that he tried to stalk the teen pop star.

A State Court judge sentenced Mark McLeod (MIK-lowd) to 24 months probation Friday. He was also ordered to undergo a mental health assessment and stay away from Cyrus.

McLeod had been jailed since Aug. 4 after police said he twice traveled to Tybee Island on the Georgia coast looking for the 16-year-old “Hannah Montana” star as she filmed the movie “The Last Song.” Investigators said he resisted officers who tried to remove him.

Prosecutors offered McLeod a deal after a grand jury declined to indict him on felony charges.

McLeod’s attorney says his client never posed a threat.

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A 53-year-old Georgia man accused of trying to stalk teen pop star Miley Cyrus is expected in court just two days after a grand jury refused to indict him.

Mark McLeod (MIK-lowd) is scheduled to appear Friday morning before a State Court judge in Savannah, where he’s been jailed since August.

Police say McLeod twice traveled to nearby Tybee Island looking for the 16-year-old “Hannah Montana” star as she filmed a movie on the Georgia coast. Investigators said he resisted officers who tried to remove him from the set.

A grand jury on Wednesday declined to indict McLeod on felony charges. He still faces misdemeanor charges of attempted stalking and disorderly conduct.

McLeod’s attorney says his client never posed a threat.