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St. Louis couple charged with illegal use of arms for ‘threatening peaceful protesters’ who crashed into their private community
The St. Louis couple who confronted Black Lives Matter protesters with firearms after they broke into a gated community have been hit with weapons charges, with a city attorney insisting the demonstration was peaceful.
The two residents, Mark and Patricia McCloskey, were charged on Monday following an incident late last month in which the couple met protesters outside their upscale home wielding firearms after demonstrators entered their private community to protest at the home of Mayor Lyda Krewson.
1/ Statement from Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner - Today my office filed charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey following an incident involving peaceful, unarmed protesters on June 28th. Full statement below: pic.twitter.com/zPucQ3MHs5
— Circuit Attorney (@stlcao) July 20, 2020
The McCloskeys were charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor assault.
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“It is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening manner at those participating in a nonviolent protest, and while we are fortunate this situation did not escalate into deadly force, this type of conduct is unacceptable in St. Louis,” wrote circuit attorney Kimberly Gardner in a statement.
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