Republican Missouri Governor Mike Parson has pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey, a St. Louis couple who became well-known after brandishing firearms at racial justice protesters on June 28, 2020.
On June 17, 2021, Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was fined $750. Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was fined $2,000, the Associated Press reported.
The couple gained notoriety after images and videos captured them pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters who marched outside of their mansion in a gated community while on their way to the house of St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson.
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