St. Louis Couple Indicted By Grand Jury For Brandishing Guns At Protesters

Topline

Almost four months after Mark and Patricia McCloskey gained nationwide notoriety for pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters who marched passed their property, the St. Louis couple were indicted by a grand jury.

Key Facts

Key Background

The McCloskeys contend that the protest was anything but peaceful, though none of the protesters passing through their neighborhood was charged with a crime and trustees of homeowners association for the private street where the McCloskeys live refused to press charges. During the RNC the couple echoed President Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric and warned voters that Democrats would try and “abolish the suburbs” if they gained power. 

Tangent

The couple, both lawyers, have a highly litigious history including suing neighbors and family members over their property, expanding their property by claiming “squatters rights,” and threatening legal action against a synagogue next door to their property if they didn’t clean up beehives that the congregation used as part of its education program that the McCloskeys themselves destroyed, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.