The St. Louis couple who drew national attention for brandishing guns at protesters in late June was charged on Monday, according to CBS affiliate KMOV-TV. Patricia and Mark McCloskey each face one charge of "unlawful use of a weapon — flourishing," sources told the outlet. "It is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening matter…
Mark and Patricia McCloskey of St. Louis who brandished firearms outside their home were charged on Monday with unlawful use of a weapon, a class E felony. Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images Mark and Patricia McCloskey of St. Louis who brandished firearms…
A white couple who pointed guns at protesters marching against racial injustice outside their mansion will face criminal charges, the city’s top prosecutor announced on Monday. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, both personal injury attorneys in their 60s, will be charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon and a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault. “It…
Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis man who has been charged with a felony after he and his wife pointed guns at a crowd who'd converged on his neighborhood, said it's clear the circuit attorney is trying to keep "criminals safe" rather than those following the law.St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, the city’s top prosecutor, said…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…