BREAKING: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Explains Charging The McCloskeys In Unreal Statement

The St. Louis couple who emerged from their mansion in a gated community and aimed weapons at rioters marching past them last month were each charged Monday with one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon.

Lawyers Mark McCloskey, 61, and Patricia McCloskey, 63, have said they were merely defending their home on a private street in an upscale neighborhood from a crowd that was marching to Mayor Lyda Krewson’s house to protest racial injustice. 

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Video and photographs showing Mark McCloskey wielding a rifle and Patricia McCloskey aiming a pistol at the Rioters created a firestorm of controversy between those who felt the couple was legally defending their home and those who felt they were menacing peaceful protesters.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who filed the charges against the McCloskeys, did not order the couple to surrender or be arrested. 

Instead, as part of Gardner’s reformist approach to reducing incarceration for low-level crimes, she issued summonses and said she would consider them for a diversion program, which would enable the charge to be dismissed if counseling or another remedial course were completed. 

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The charge carries a possible penalty from probation to four years in prison.

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