Jun 17, 2021,03:36pm EDT|253 views
St. Louis Couple Who Wielded Guns At Protesters Plead Guilty—And Give Up Their Weapons
Jemima McEvoy Forbes Staff
Topline
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, a St. Louis couple who gained notoriety after brandishing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters last summer, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges and agreed to give up their weapons in court on Thursday afternoon.
Key Facts
The couple, lawyers from Missouri, were each slammed with a felony charge for unlawful use of a weapon last July.
But last month a special prosecutor amended the charges against Patricia McCloskey and filed a new indictment giving jurors the alternative of convicting the couple of misdemeanor harassment charges instead.
Mark McCloskey, who has seized on the national attention to launch a bid for Senate, pleaded guilty to a Class C misdemeanor of 4th degree assault, while Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to a Class A misdemeanor of second-degree harassment.
Neither will face jail-time, but will have to pay a collective fine of $2,750 and forfeit their guns to be destroyed.
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