Nine people involved in the protest were charged with misdemeanor trespassing, but the city counselor's office later dropped the charges. The 

Jul 21,  · Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt said Tuesday he's stepping in to seek to have charges filed against St. Louis attorneys Mark and Patricia dropped, arguing that state and federal law allows them to be on their property with guns to protect their home.

St. Louis cited nine of the protesters for trespassing in September before dropping the charges. accused the city of employing different standards for the couple and the crowd. "Every

Jun 21,  · deemed the penalty—a $750 fine for the Class C misdemeanor—a “non-event,” and the charges against him and his wife a “face-saving measure for the prosecution’s office.”

On June 28, , during the George Floyd protests in St. Louis, Missouri, Patricia and Mark pointed firearms and yelled at protesters marching through the private neighborhood they co-owned. Some protesters yelled back. The incident gained national news coverage and sparked controversy.. St. Louis circuit attorney Kimberly Gardner filed charges against the

Jun 17,  · Mark and Patricia pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges after they brandished weapons against protesters outside their home in June during the height of riots surrounding the death of George Floyd. On Thursday, Mark pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree misdemeanor of assault and was ordered to pay a $750 fine, while

Jun 18,  · The St. Louis couple who made headlines last year for pointing their guns at people protesting near their home pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges, according to court documents obtained from the

The 's were upholding their right to stand their ground and protect their property against an angry mob of protestors. They were unconstitutionally 

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a brief in the case of Mark and Patricia supporting the Castle Doctrine law and seeking dismissal of the charges filed

McCloskeys plead guilty to misdemeanor harassment, assault charges Mark and Patricia — the couple who became infamous after they 

Jun 17,  · said he will pay a fine of $750, and his wife will pay an additional penalty on a different misdemeanor charge. He said they planned to pay them off Friday. "It’s the value of the