A Mississippi lawmaker is accused of drunkenly punching his wife in the face, and all because cops say he didn’t think she undressed for sex quickly enough.

The Clarion Ledger reports GOP Rep. Doug McLeod was arrested over the weekend in Lucedale, and a George County Sheriff’s Department report seen by the Sun Herald reveals some disturbing details.

Deputies say when they responded to a domestic violence call at McLeod’s home around 9 p.m. Saturday, an apparently intoxicated McLeod opened the door, holding a boozy beverage and proclaiming, “Are you kidding me?” at the sight of the officers.

He was slurring his speech and had trouble walking, per the report, and inside the home, deputies found his shaking, scared wife, her face bloodied from what cops say was a punch to the nose by McLeod.

Deputies say they also found blood on the couple’s bed and on the bedroom floor.

Another woman present told cops McLeod’s wife had run to her room, and the two women barricaded themselves inside, with McLeod allegedly yelling from the hall to the second woman that he would “kill her [expletive] dog.”

McLeod’s wife told cops her husband had “just snapped” as he often does while drinking. McLeod, 58, was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence and is free on $1,000 bail, but he’s apparently not taking many calls.

“I have attempted to contact Rep. McLeod to request his resignation, if in fact, these allegations are true,” GOP House Speaker Philip Gunn said Tuesday, calling McLeod’s alleged behavior “unacceptable for anyone,” per the AP.

Gov. Phil Bryant also weighed in, calling allegations of abuse “reprehensible,” per WJTV. Bryant “trusts local authorities to … thoroughly investigate this matter,” per a statement from his office.

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A man accused of chaining a dog in a Virginia park before setting him on fire, resulting in his death, has been arrested.

Jyahshua A. Hill, 20, was taken into custody without incident around 3 p.m. Monday by the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force, KTLA sister station WTKR in Norfolk, Virginia, reported.

The incident sparked widespread outrage, touching the hearts of many across the country. Investigators are crediting an outpouring of information and assistance from the public that helped them solve this crime.

“There are a lot of people to thank, but I’d like to single out all the citizens who contributed tips that pointed us in the right direction” said Richmond Interim Police Chief William C. Smith. “That, plus the excellent job done by arson investigators who did the bulk of the work, major crimes detectives, forensics technicians and animal control officers who all built a strong case to present to the grand jury.”

Hill was indicted by the multi-jurisdictional grand jury on May 8 on one count of felony animal cruelty.

On Feb. 10, Richmond Fire Department units were called to Abner Clay Park, 200 West Clay Street, for a report of a dog being set on fire.

Firefighters found Tommie with severe burns to his body. He had been tied to a chain-link fence, doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire in a Richmond park.

Tommie suffered burns on 40 percent of his body. Despite round-the-clock care, he died five days after rescue.

“He had just finished having his bandages changed and stopped breathing; his body simply gave out,” Richmond Animal Care and Control posted on Facebook. “Tommie was pain free and surrounded by people that loved him when he passed. Needless to say, we are all devastated and angry and sad and terribly disappointed.”

If the dog had survived the attack, under previous law the person responsible could have faced only a Class 1 misdemeanor charge punishable by up to 12 months in jail and a fine up to $2,500. That’s why the crowd following Tommie’s story turned its attention to SB 1604, introduced by Sen. Bill DeSteph, R-Virginia Beach. The bill would increase the penalty for animal abuse from a misdemeanor to a Class 6 felony, which can draw up to five years in prison.

Five days after Tommie’s death, the House passed the bill unanimously. It cleared the Senate unanimously on Feb. 15.

The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office has assigned two attorneys to the case; one has expertise in arson and the other in animal cruelty prosecutions.

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A Queens man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stabbing his wife to death and bashing her with a cutting board — and tried to blame his “brain surgery” for making him snap, according to police sources.

Isidro Pacheco, 56, turned himself in at the 103rd Precinct in Jamaica on Monday after wife Isabel Galeano, 44, was repeatedly stabbed while cooking in their home on Atari Lane that day, cops said.

Pacheco allegedly plunged a kitchen knife into his wife’s back — also cutting her hand — while bashing her with a wooden cutting board, sources say.

“Why did you do that?” he told cops she pleaded in Spanish while under attack, according to the sources.

First responders arrived at the house at 2 p.m. Monday after a 911 call of an attack in progress. Isabel was rushed to Jamaica Hospital but died from her wounds at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, police said.

After turning himself in to cops, Pacheco allegedly told them he attacked her “because I had brain surgery,” sources said.

Cops haven’t yet confirmed that Pacheco actually underwent brain surgery, something they said could take time due to privacy laws, according to sources.

Pacheco was arrested on charges of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon Tuesday following his wife’s death.

Police had never been called to the couple’s house and Isidro did not have a criminal record, sources said.

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