Man Accused Of Stalking Miley Cyrus Strikes Plea Deal; Avoids Jail Time

 
 
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 30, 2009 10:23 AM EDT
LAST UPDATED: October 30, 2009 10:30 AM EDT

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 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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