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McCloskeys Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor Charges, Forfeit Firearms Used in the Confrontation

Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:13 pm
Posted by Crimson Wraith
Member since Jan 2014
24795 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:13 pm
Looks like they bent over.

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Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who sought to protect their property and lives from the rabid BLM mob marching down their private street pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges and agreed to forfeit the firearms they used in the showdown last year.

Mark McCloskey spoke to reporters from the courthouse steps on Thursday and said he’d “do it again” to protect his family.

“I’d do it again,” McCloskey said from the courthouse steps. “Any time the mob approaches me, I’ll do what I can to put them in imminent threat of physical injury because that’s what kept them from destroying my house and my family.”

Associated Press reported:

A St. Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators last year pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor charges and agreed to give up the weapons they used during the confrontation.

Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was fined $2,000. Her husband, Mark McCloskey, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was fined $750.

The McCloskeys, both of them lawyers in their 60s, wore blue blazers and spoke calmly in answering questions from Judge David Mason during Thursday’s hearing. Mason asked Mark McCloskey if he acknowledged that his actions put people at risk of personal injury. He replied, “I sure did your honor.”

A livestream of the militant mob clearly showed they entered through a gate into a private community.

Mr. McCloskey explained during his on-camera interview last year that he announced to the Marxist mob that they were on private property and that’s when they became enraged.

“Somebody forced the gate, and I stood up and announced that this is private property. Go back. I can’t remember in detail anymore. I went inside, I got a rifle. And when they … because as soon as I said this is private property, those words enraged the crowd,” he said.

McClosky said one of the militants pulled out a loaded pistol magazine and clicked them together and said ‘you’re next.’

“We were threatened with our lives, threatened with a house being burned down, my office building being burned down, even our dog’s life being threatened. It was, it was about as bad as it can get,” McCloskey said.

McCloskey believes that the only thing that stopped the crowd from approaching his home was his rifle.

Posted by back9Tiger
Mandeville, LA.
Member since Nov 2005
14145 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:14 pm to
WTF! and he's running for office there but caves to this bullshite....
Posted by BlackHelicopterPilot
Top secret lab
Member since Feb 2004
52833 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:20 pm to
Good Lawd. This is a smart move. They will save money, not face other penalties, and just go buy replacement weapons.

All of you lamenting this just don’t understand the system and it’s costs.
Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
67986 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:21 pm to
The fees and cost to fight was probably way more than the value of those guns.
Posted by Auburn1968
NYC
Member since Mar 2019
19549 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:21 pm to
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WTF! and he's running for office there but caves to this bull shite....


And the Gov. promised a full pardon if convicted of anything...

The only people who should be charged are the trespassing BLM/Antifa mob threatening home owners on their private street.
Posted by m2pro
Member since Nov 2008
28626 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:23 pm to
quote:

All of you lamenting this just don’t understand the system and it’s costs.



All of us lamenting this are concerned about a much greater thing than the cost the McCloskeys are paying.
Posted by beauxgy
LA
Member since Feb 2007
3468 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:27 pm to
Selective, weaponized enforcement of the law. Expect to see more of it.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
89552 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:29 pm to
quote:

WTF! and he's running for office there but caves to this bullshite....


This is the kind of spine the GOPe always selects for leadership positions, especially in the Senate.
Posted by Lima Whiskey
Member since Apr 2013
19274 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:57 pm to
Doesn’t matter.

They just surrendered their principles.

He’s not trustworthy.
This post was edited on 6/17/21 at 4:59 pm
Posted by moneyg
Member since Jun 2006
56555 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 4:59 pm to
quote:

All of you lamenting this just don’t understand the system and it’s costs.



No, just no.

You don't believe that either.
Posted by cajunangelle
Member since Oct 2012
146950 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:00 pm to
I thought they were pardoned? this is nuts they were defending their home and were rightful in most States even without a no trespassing sign up.
Posted by GeauxTigerTM
Member since Sep 2006
30596 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:05 pm to
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And the Gov. promised a full pardon if convicted of anything...


If this changed, then I can see making this deal...otherwise, this is just acquiescence.
Posted by burger bearcat
Member since Oct 2020
8867 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:05 pm to
quote:

The fees and cost to fight was probably way more than the value of those guns.


Never trusted him. He's a personal injury attorney and former Democrat. His 15 minutes are up. You either fight or move along.
Posted by LuckyTiger
Someone's Alter
Member since Dec 2008
45292 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:07 pm to
They are guilty of harassment and assault.

Meanwhile the ones who trespassed on and destroyed private property are not even charged.

This is America today.

The motivation for leaving grows stronger all the time.
Posted by Auburn1968
NYC
Member since Mar 2019
19549 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:09 pm to
quote:

No, just no.

You don't believe that either.


I have no doubt that funding their fight would not have been a problem with outside help.

But remember, they were dem fund raisers and perhaps they need another red pill to wake up.
Posted by LuckyTiger
Someone's Alter
Member since Dec 2008
45292 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:10 pm to
quote:

Good Lawd. This is a smart move. They will save money, not face other penalties, and just go buy replacement weapons. All of you lamenting this just don’t understand the system and it’s costs.


I don’t think he is clipping coupons and hurting for money.
Posted by V Bainbridge
Member since Jul 2020
7795 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:14 pm to
All these keyboard warriors saying they bent over must have no idea what it's like to go through the kind of harassment that these people did. The man is running for office. Sounds like he got the message loud and clear: You are not safe and must enter the fray if you ever hope to be.

He was defiant to the end and accepted the charges to move on to more effective actions. Grow the frick up.
This post was edited on 6/18/21 at 12:28 pm
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
77992 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:17 pm to
Prosecuted for defending yourself and your home.


America folks!
Posted by BlackHelicopterPilot
Top secret lab
Member since Feb 2004
52833 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:21 pm to
People who are not hurting for money got that way by caring about not wasting money.
Posted by Crimson Wraith
Member since Jan 2014
24795 posts
Posted on 6/17/21 at 5:21 pm to
They both bent over is what they did.
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