{"id":567838,"date":"2021-06-18T12:37:18","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T16:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567838"},"modified":"2021-06-18T12:37:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T16:37:19","slug":"mccloskeys-plead-guilty-to-lesser-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccloskeys-plead-guilty-to-lesser-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"McCloskeys plead guilty to lesser charges"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fmccloskeys-plead-guilty-to-lesser-charges%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=567838&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 id=\"attachment_2429348\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2429348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patricia McCloskey, left, and her husband Mark McCloskey leave a court in St. Louis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. The St. Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at BLM protesters last year has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges. . (AP Photo\/Jim Salter)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:24 AM PT \u2013 Friday, June 18, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The Missouri couple who garnered nationwide attention for defending their home from protesters during last year\u2019s Black Lives Matter protests plead guilty to misdemeanor charges. On Thursday, Mark and Patricia McCloskey plead guilty to fourth-degree assault and misdemeanor harassment respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The couple was forced to hand over the weapons they held while facing the crowd and those weapons will be destroyed. They were also sentenced to pay the maximum fines, owing $2,750 in total.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let me be clear, I am not surrendering any of my other firearms! I will continue to be one of the strongest advocates for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2A?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2A<\/a> in MO and around the country.<\/p>\n<p>The two weapons that were seized from me were evidence in a criminal case. Per the state of MO they are to be incinerated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark McCloskey (@mccloskeyusa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mccloskeyusa\/status\/1405656266576482306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a statement following the hearing, McCloskey said he was happy with the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny time the mob comes and threatens me, I\u2019ll do the same thing again to protect my family,\u201d he stated. \u201cI will never back down to the liberal mob in the Senate and I will always stand strong for Missouri.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though the charges are misdemeanors, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) is reportedly considering pardons for the couple.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A year ago, the mob came to my door to attack my family\u2014 I backed them down<\/p>\n<p>The mob came for me, the media attacked me &amp; prosecutors tried to punish me for defending my family<\/p>\n<p>They dropped all charges, except for a claim I instilled \u201cimminent fear\u201d in the mob<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d do it again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ECPsSwa2Iw\">pic.twitter.com\/ECPsSwa2Iw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark McCloskey (@mccloskeyusa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mccloskeyusa\/status\/1405617567369150465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/house-votes-to-repeal-2002-iraq-war-authorization\/\">House Votes To Repeal 2002 Iraq War Authorization<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patricia McCloskey, left, and her husband Mark McCloskey leave a court in St. Louis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. 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