Leroy N. Soetoro
2022-12-31 04:04:38 UTC
https://news.yahoo.com/judge-gun-waving-lawyer-shouldnt-174459764.html
ST. LOUIS (AP) A Missouri judge has ruled that a pardon from the
governor doesn't mean the St. Louis lawyer and his wife who gained
national attention for waving guns at racial injustice protesters in 2020
should get back the weapons they surrendered and fines they paid after
guilty pleas last year.
Mark McCloskey sued last year to have returned a Colt AR-15 rifle and a
Bryco .380-caliber pistol that he and his wife, Patricia McCloskey,
surrendered when they pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the
confrontation with protesters. McCloskey said he was entitled to the guns
and remitted fines because Republican Gov. Mike Parson pardoned him and
his wife weeks after their guilty pleas.
On Wednesday, Circuit Judge Joan Moriarty ruled that the pardon had no
bearing on the plea agreement, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Plaintiff and his wife are required to follow through with their end of
the bargain, she wrote.
Mark McCloskey said he plans to appeal.
The McCloskeys have said they felt threatened by protesters who walked on
their private street past their home during global protests that followed
the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. They emerged from their home
waving guns.
They were each indicted on felony charges of unlawful use of a weapon and
evidence tampering. Mark McCloskey later agreed to plead guilty to
misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was ordered to pay a $750 fine.
Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was
ordered to pay a $2,000 fine.
Earlier this year, the court suspended Mark and Patricia McCloskeys law
licenses but delayed the suspension and put the two on probation for a
year. The order means the couple can still practice, but the suspension
will take effect if they violate their probation by breaking any more
laws.
During the 2021 sentencing hearing, Judge David Mason asked Mark McCloskey
if he acknowledged that his actions put people at risk of personal injury.
He replied, I sure did your honor. Afterward on the courthouse steps,
McCloskey, at the time a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, said
he'd do it again if faced with similar circumstances.
Richard Callahan, the special prosecutor who investigated the case said
his investigation determined that the protesters were peaceful.
There was no evidence that any of them had a weapon and no one I
interviewed realized they had ventured onto a private enclave, he said in
a news release after the McCloskeys pleaded guilty.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) A Missouri judge has ruled that a pardon from the
governor doesn't mean the St. Louis lawyer and his wife who gained
national attention for waving guns at racial injustice protesters in 2020
should get back the weapons they surrendered and fines they paid after
guilty pleas last year.
Mark McCloskey sued last year to have returned a Colt AR-15 rifle and a
Bryco .380-caliber pistol that he and his wife, Patricia McCloskey,
surrendered when they pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the
confrontation with protesters. McCloskey said he was entitled to the guns
and remitted fines because Republican Gov. Mike Parson pardoned him and
his wife weeks after their guilty pleas.
On Wednesday, Circuit Judge Joan Moriarty ruled that the pardon had no
bearing on the plea agreement, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Plaintiff and his wife are required to follow through with their end of
the bargain, she wrote.
Mark McCloskey said he plans to appeal.
The McCloskeys have said they felt threatened by protesters who walked on
their private street past their home during global protests that followed
the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. They emerged from their home
waving guns.
They were each indicted on felony charges of unlawful use of a weapon and
evidence tampering. Mark McCloskey later agreed to plead guilty to
misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was ordered to pay a $750 fine.
Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor harassment and was
ordered to pay a $2,000 fine.
Earlier this year, the court suspended Mark and Patricia McCloskeys law
licenses but delayed the suspension and put the two on probation for a
year. The order means the couple can still practice, but the suspension
will take effect if they violate their probation by breaking any more
laws.
During the 2021 sentencing hearing, Judge David Mason asked Mark McCloskey
if he acknowledged that his actions put people at risk of personal injury.
He replied, I sure did your honor. Afterward on the courthouse steps,
McCloskey, at the time a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, said
he'd do it again if faced with similar circumstances.
Richard Callahan, the special prosecutor who investigated the case said
his investigation determined that the protesters were peaceful.
There was no evidence that any of them had a weapon and no one I
interviewed realized they had ventured onto a private enclave, he said in
a news release after the McCloskeys pleaded guilty.
--
"LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
recover with no after effects.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
ballots. Report voter fraud: ***@mail.house.gov
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.