ST. LOUIS — The city of vacation-destinations has not destroyed guns seized months ago from the couple who made headlines by personal-freedoms at racial injustice us-protests” target=”_blank”>protesters<
Armed homeowners Mark and Patricia McCloskey stand in front their house along Portland Place as they confront protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson’s house Sunday, June 28, 2020, in the Central West End of St. Louis. (Getty Images)
The McCloskeys, both lawyers in their 60s, said they felt threatened by the protesters who walked onto their private street during global protests that followed george-floyd” target=”_blank”>the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.< in June to misdemeanors. As part of the plea, they voluntarily gave up the guns. Republican Gov. Mike Parson granted pardons weeks later.
Mark McCloskey, who is running for the U.S. Senate as a Republican, sued St. Louis, the city sheriff and state to get back the guns. He said during Wednesday’s hearing that the pardons also entitle the couple to a refund of their fines.
“The loss of that property would certainly be a legal disqualification, impediment or other legal disadvantage, of which I have now been absolved by the governor, and therefore the state no longer has any legitimate reason to hold the property,” McCloskey said.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey leave following a court hearing in St. Louis, Oct. 14, 2020. (Associated Press)
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The City Counselor’s Office contends that Parson’s pardon obliterated the conviction, but not the plea agreement in which McCloskey forfeited the guns.
Circuit Judge Joan Moriarty took the case under advisement.
