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Missouri<\/a> Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Monday moved to dismiss charges<\/a> brought by St. Louis\u2019 top prosecutor against a couple who pointed guns at a crowd marching to the mayor\u2019s home last month, Fox News has learned. <\/p>\n

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, the city\u2019s top prosecutor, said Mark and Patricia McCloskey \u2013 both personal injury attorneys in their 60s \u2013 will be charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon following the June 28 incident. <\/p>\n

“It is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening manner — that is unlawful in the city of St. Louis,” Gardner said in a statement.\u00a0She added that she was recommending a diversion program\u00a0as an alternative to jail if the McCloskeys are convicted. <\/p>\n

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\n Armed homeowners standing in front of their house along Portland Place confront protesters as they march to Mayor Lyda Krewson’s house on Sunday, June 28, 2020, in the Central West End in St. Louis.\u00a0
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Gardner declined to discuss to why Missouri\u2019s \u201ccastle doctrine,\u201d a law that justifies deadly force for those who are defending their homes from intruders, didn\u2019t apply.<\/p>\n

Within hours of the ruling, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a brief seeking to dismiss Gardner\u2019s charges against the McCloskeys on the grounds that their Second Amendment<\/a>\u00a0rights are being violated. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe right to keep and bear arms is given the highest level of protection in our constitution and our laws, including the Castle Doctrine, which provides broad rights to Missourians who are protecting their property and lives from those who wish to do them harm,\u201d Schmitt said in a prepared statement provided to Fox News. <\/p>\n

WHO IS KIMBERLY GARDNER, ST. LOUIS PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATING GUN-TOTING COUPLE?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDespite this, Circuit Attorney Gardner filed suit against the McCloskeys, who, according to published reports, were defending their property and safety. As Missouri\u2019s Chief law enforcement officer, I won\u2019t stand by while Missouri law is being ignored,\u201d Schmitt said. <\/p>\n

The brief filing says the attorney general \u201crespectfully requests that the Court dismiss this case at the earlier possible opportunity.\u201d <\/p>\n

The McCloskeys have said they were defending themselves, with tensions high in St. Louis amid nationwide police protests<\/a>\u00a0sparked by the police custody death of George Floyd<\/a>. The McCloskeys said that the crowd of demonstrators broke an iron gate marked with “No Trespassing” and “Private Street” signs and that some violently threatened them. <\/p>\n

An attorney for the couple, Joel Schwartz, called the decision to charge “disheartening as I unequivocally believe no crime was committed.”<\/p>\n

Supporters of the McCloskeys said they were legally defending their home. <\/p>\n

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Several Republican leaders have condemned Gardner’s investigation, including President Trump<\/a>, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Sen. Josh Hawley, who has urged Attorney General William Barr to undertake a civil rights investigation of Gardner. Parson said in a radio interview Friday that he would likely pardon the couple if they were charged and convicted.<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Louis Casiano and The Associated Press contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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