{"id":1020143,"date":"2021-11-16T15:43:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T20:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1020143"},"modified":"2021-11-16T15:43:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T20:43:42","slug":"mark-and-patricia-mccloskey-appear-in-kenosha-as-jury-deliberates-rittenhouse-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-and-patricia-mccloskey-appear-in-kenosha-as-jury-deliberates-rittenhouse-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark and Patricia McCloskey Appear in Kenosha as Jury Deliberates Rittenhouse Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmark-and-patricia-mccloskey-appear-in-kenosha-as-jury-deliberates-rittenhouse-verdict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1020143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1236588902-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Mark and Patricia McCloskey made an appearance outside the Kenosha Courthouse Monday as the jury inside deliberated a verdict on Kyle Rittenhouse.<\/p>\n<p>Breitbart News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2020\/06\/29\/watch-st-louis-couple-uses-ar-15-pistol-to-defend-home-from-protesters\/\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that Mark and Patricia stood outside their home with an AR-15 and a pistol as protesters moved through their neighborhood on June 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.1451612903226\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A couple has come out of their house and is pointing guns at protesters in their neighborhood <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StLouis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StLouis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lydakrewson?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lydakrewson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZJ8a553PAU\">pic.twitter.com\/ZJ8a553PAU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Shular (@xshularx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xshularx\/status\/1277398234055483393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mark spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmov.com\/news\/st-louis-couple-seen-pointing-guns-at-protestors\/article_afbb1b2c-b98e-11ea-ba7e-b3452007bfc8.html\">KMOV<\/a> and explained his actions were defensive.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cA mob of at least 100 smashed through the historic wrought iron gates of Portland Place, destroying them, rushed towards my home where my family was having dinner outside and put us in fear for our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The McCloskeys were prosecuted, and on&nbsp;June 17, 2021, Breitbart News&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/06\/17\/armed-st-louis-couple-pleads-guilty-forfeits-guns\/\">observed<\/a>&nbsp;that Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault, and Patricia pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment. As part of their plea, they forfeited the guns they were holding when standing outside their home on June 28, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>On August 3, 2021, Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/03\/mccloskey-pardon-mike-parson-armed-st-louis\/\">reported<\/a> that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) pardoned the McCloskeys.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Rittenhouse has been on trial for fatally shooting two people and wounding a third on August 25, 2020, in Kenosha.<\/p>\n<p>The teen\u2019s defense claims he acted in self-defense.<\/p>\n<p><em>AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News<\/em><em>&nbsp;and the writer\/curator of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/downrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Down Range with AWR Hawkins<\/a>,&nbsp;<\/em><em>a weekly newsletter focused o<\/em><em>n al<\/em><em>l things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. Follow him on Instagram:&nbsp;<\/em><em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/awr_hawkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@awr_hawkins<\/a>. Reach him at&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#c9a8bebba1a8bea2a0a7ba89abbbaca0bdaba8bbbde7aaa6a4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"422335302a2335292b2c31022030272b36202330366c212d2f\">[email&nbsp;protected]<\/span><\/a>. You can sign up to get Down Range at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/downrange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breitbart.com\/downrange<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark and Patricia McCloskey made an appearance outside the Kenosha Courthouse Monday as the jury inside deliberated a verdict on Kyle Rittenhouse. 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