Jamie Foxx might not care too much for her (I know, I know – he apologized), but 53-year-old Mark McLeod believes he and Miley Cyrus are destined to be together.

On July 29, 2009, TMZ reported McLeod was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstruction on June 23 in Tybee Island, GA (the area’s local news source, The Coastal Source, states McLeod was actually arrested on June 22 and that the “disorderly conduct” included McLeod getting too close to the set of the celeb’s new movie, The Last Song, and making inappropriate comments to young female fans who were also present) and apparently the arrest gave McLeod just the right audience for a string of disturbing claims about his devotion to Cyrus – the police.

(You can read about McLeod’s statements about Cyrus, and the things he’s sent her, at both TMZ and The Coastal Source.)

TMZ went on to report that Disney had contacted the Los Angeles Police Department to notify them of the situation but that, as of right now, the LAPD are only aware of the situation but are not actively investigating it. The LAPD did, however, let the Tybee Island Police know that McLeod has had stalking complaints in the past, and Tybee Island Police Chief Jimmy Price stated they “will arrest him again” if his “obsession” gets out of hand.

McLeod’s two charges weren’t felonies and he is free on a $1,400 bond. His hearing is set for September 1, 2009.

It doesn’t seem that Cyrus herself has pressed any charges so, coupled with the two non-felony charges, the fact that he’s not in custody anymore makes sense on the surface. Personally, I do think his self-claimed behavior should be viewed as warning signs that this man could very well act out regarding his devotion to Cyrus with more serious actions in the future, but, no one can predict the future and you can’t arrest someone based on what you think he or she might do.

Still, despite no current stalking charges, all eyes are on McLeod now.

Will that be enough to make him think twice about his behavior? To prompt him to get help? Prompt someone else to encourage him to seek help? Or, will this be one of those cases when everyone says, “Told you so…”?

Let’s hope for the former.

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