Accused Miley Cyrus Stalker Scheduled in Court

Source: The Associated Press

Posted: 08/18/09 7:02AM

Filed Under: Television

A 53-year-old man charged with attempting to stalk Miley Cyrus is scheduled to head back to court on Tybee Island, where the teen superstar just finished shooting a movie on the Georgia coast.

Mark McLeod is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon. He's being held at the Chatham County jail on misdemeanor charges of attempted stalking, disorderly conduct and obstruction of a police officer.

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Mark McLeod is seen here in his mugshot after being arrested for disorderly conduct outside of a Miley Cyrus movie set. Though he hasn't been charged with stalking, police say he told them "nobody will ever be able to keep us apart," referring to the teen star.
Chatham County Sheriff
Chatham County Sheriff

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    Mark McLeod is seen here in his mugshot after being arrested for disorderly conduct outside of a Miley Cyrus movie set. Though he hasn't been charged with stalking, police say he told them "nobody will ever be able to keep us apart," referring to the teen star.

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Police say McLeod twice came to Tybee Island looking for 16-year-old Cyrus and tried to breach a security perimeter around the movie set in June. Police say McLeod told an officer he was secretly engaged to marry the "Hannah Montana" star.

Cyrus finished filming the movie "The Last Song" on Tybee Island last week.

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