Missouri governor pardons gun-waving St. Louis lawyer couple

Missouri governor pardons gun-waving St. Louis lawyer couple

Patricia McCloskey, left, and her husband Mark McCloskey leave a court in St. Louis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. The St. Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators last year has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges. Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor harassment and was fined $2,000. Her husband, Mark McCloskey, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth degree assault and was fined $750. Th…

Gov. Mike Parson pardons couple who waved guns at BLM protesters but not wrongly convicted Black men

Parson pardoned the unrepentant McCloskeys but refused to pardon two Black men that prosecutors say are innocent.

Governor pardons St. Louis couple who brandished guns when BLM stormed neighborhood

Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who drew their legal firearms when Black Lives Matter demonstrators trespassed on their property in June 2020 after allegedly cutting through an iron gate.The pardon is a victory for Second Amendment proponents and a resounding affirmation of the unwavering right of homeowners to stand their ground when confronted by feral mobs who invade their pr…

Missouri Governor Pardons St. Louis Couple Who Pointed Guns at Black Lives Matter Protestors

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson issued 12 pardons and two commutations total, which included the couple — Mark and Patricia McCloskey

America's most famous pants-wetting cowards pardoned by Republican governor

A year ago, the newest pair of Republican heroes were born when Missouri lawyers Mark and Patricia McCloskey responded to a group of Black protesters marching through their gated community by dashing out of their white lawyer McMansion to point guns and yell things at them. In America you are generally not allowed to threaten people with loaded weapons for walking down a street, even in the crappiest Republican states, and so the pair were charg…

Gun-brandishing McCloskeys pardoned by Missouri governor - National

The McCloskeys, both lawyers in their 60s, said they felt threatened by George Floyd protesters passing their home in June 2020 on their way to the mayor’s house.