Tag: McCloskeys

  • Cul-de-Sac Commandos Indicted

    Cul-de-Sac Commandos Indicted

    You probably remember Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple that defended their home from rioters that broke down their gate and menaced them on their own front lawn. You may also remember George Soros connected St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner, who used the pair in a fund-raising campaign, and not in a good way.

    Well, the latter has indicted the former on felony unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with evidence charges. The pair face up to four years in prison and the loss of their law licenses if convicted.

    It’s unclear where the tampering charge came from, but the McCloskeys have credibly accused Gardiner’s office of tampering with the pistol Patricia displayed during the incident.



    The McCloskeys claimed the pistol had been intentionally rendered incapable of firing, with a spring placed in front of the firing pin, because it was used as a prop in a previous lawsuit.  Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Hinckley ordered the gun stripped and reassembled such that it could be operational.

  • More Shenanigans in St Louis. . .

    More Shenanigans in St Louis. . .

    McCloskey gun inoperable when turned in.

    I have covered this story before here, but to recap, Mark and Patricia McCloskey defended their home against a mob of BLM supporters that had broken down a gate and charged their home. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who has a backlog of 134 murder cases, decided to press charges against the couple. The McCloskeys have been charged with a felony and misdemeanor charge of unlawful use of a weapon each.

    Now to today’s update on this mess.

    It turns out that the pistol wielded by Patricia was inoperable at the time she turned it in. Why is that an issue? KDSK explains:

    In Missouri, police and prosecutors must prove that a weapon is “readily” capable of lethal use when it used in the type of crime with which the McCloskeys have been charged. At the request of Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Hinckley, crime lab staff members field stripped the handgun and found it had been assembled incorrectly. Specifically, the firing pin spring was put in front of the firing pin, which was backward, and made the gun incapable of firing, according to the documents. Firearms experts then put the gun back together, per Hinckley’s request, in the correct order and test-fired it, finding that it worked, according to the documents. Crime lab workers photographed the disassembly and reassembly of the gun, according to the documents.

    The crime lab was ordered to make the gun operable. Hinckley swore in the complaint filed that it was “readily capable of lethal use” when it was used in the incident. Seems like a pretty clear cut case of prosecutorial misconduct from where I’m sitting.



    According to the McCloskey’s attorney, Joel Schwartz, the gun was inoperable during the incident in question with the protesters and couldn’t have hurt anyone. The McCloskeys, who are both attorneys, had used the gun as a prop during a trial. Schwartz went on, “disheartening to learn that a law enforcement agency altered evidence in order to prosecute an innocent member of the community.”

  • Missouri Couple Charged

    Missouri Couple Charged

    Mark and Patricia McCloskey have been charged by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner. The couple face  a felony and misdemeanor charge for “unlawful use of a weapon.” 

    https://twitter.com/LaurenTrager/status/1285315389761769481?s=20

    “Today my office filed charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey following an incident involving peaceful, unarmed protestors on June 28th. It is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening manner at those participating in nonviolent protest, and while we are fortunate this situation did not escalate into deadly force, this type of conduct is unacceptable in St. Louis. The decision to issue charges was made after a thorough investigation with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department,” St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner released in a statement. “I am open to recommending the McCloskey’s participate in one of my office’s diversion programs that are designed to reduce unnecessary involvement with the courts. I believe this would be a fair resolution to this matter.” 

    No matter how you slice it, this is a politically motivated prosecution. Nowhere in Gardner’s statement does it mention the mob the McCloskeys confronted had broken a gate and rushed their home. Nor does it mention the fact that Missouri is a stand your ground state or that it is also a “castle doctrine” state.



    Missouri governor Mike Parson has already signalled his intention to issue a pardon to the pair if they were indicted. President Trump also weighed in on the matter. He suggested Attorney General Bill Barr look into the prosecutor on this case.