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    The Couple Who Waved Guns At BLM Protesters Plead Guilty To Misdemeanors

    The wealthy duo's defense lawyer told NPR they "understand that what they did is a violation of Missouri law" but if faced with a similar situation, Mark McCloskey would do it again.
    by Vanessa Romo Jun 17, 2021 2 minutes
    Patricia and Mark McCloskey threatened a group of nonviolent Black Lives Matter protesters armed with a semi-automatic handgun and an AR-15 nearly a year ago.

    File under sorry not sorry.

    The wealthy husband-and-wife team who were slapped with criminal charges for waving guns at Black Lives Matter protesters in St. Louis, Mo., last year, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in court on Thursday and agreed to give up the guns seized during the investigation.

    Patricia McCloskey, who menaced the

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