Current Events > Gun toting, RNC speaking, St. Louis couple indicted on weapons charges

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https://www.insider.com/mark-and-patricia-mccloskey-charges-weapon-and-evidence-tampering-protests-2020-10

A grand jury has indicted Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the white St. Louis couple who aimed their guns at a Black Lives Matter protest in June.
The McCloskeys, both personal-injury lawyers, face charges of exhibiting guns at a protest and evidence-tampering, court documents viewed by Insider show.
Both McCloskeys were initially charged with one count of unlawfully exhibiting a weapon, but a grand jury found the new charges to be more appropriate.

The couple rose to internet infamy following the June protest when disturbing video showed the couple coming out of their home to confront protesters who were walking by.
Mark McCloskey, barefoot in an open-collar pink golf shirt, was seen carrying what appeared to be a semiautomatic rifle with an extended magazine. His wife held a small handgun.
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner announced soon after the video surfaced that her office would investigate whether any laws were broken.
At that time, the couple also released a statement denying they broke any laws.
They said they "support Black Lives Matter" and that it was violence and destruction of property by a small group of white "agitators" that caused them to fear imminent harm and arm themselves.
"The peaceful protesters were not the subject of scorn or disdain by the McCloskeys," the statement reads. "To the contrary, they were expecting and supportive of the message of the protesters."

There was no violence captured on video other than the couple's threatening behavior.
The couple's attorney Joel Schwartz told Insider Tuesday afternoon that he didn't have confirmation that the indictment was returned and hadn't seen the court documents.
"I don't have independent confirmation. I'm getting secondhand information from a multitude of sources that there has been an indictment. And if that is in fact the case, we will deal with it accordingly and fight the charges just like I've stated in the past," he said. "I see nothing that has changed as far as our defense."
The McCloskeys are due back in court on October 14, according to court documents.

womp womp

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at this rate trump gonna be able to play 6 degrees of separation while he's locked up

xD

Good.

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Raid their house and document all of the crimes and fraud

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Lock these fuckers up

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Can Trump pardon them since it's state charges?

Ruvan22 posted...

Can Trump pardon them since it's state charges?

No

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CableZL posted...

No

The governor, however, has said he would
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Lol

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Antifar posted...

The governor, however, has said he would

Yeah our Governor is a shitbag.

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Antifar posted...

The governor, however, has said he would

Well...

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Antifar posted...

The governor, however, has said he would

Well then....