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Missouri attorney general, governor critical of Kim Gardner’s ‘political prosecution’ of McCloskey’s

The AG will seek to have the case dismissed

Missouri attorney general
July 21, 2020
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ST. LOUIS — St. Louis’ top prosecutor faced intense criticism on Monday – including from the state’s governor and attorney general – after bringing felony charges against the homeowners seen in cellphone video brandishing firearms defending their property when protesters appeared outside their home in a gated community back in June.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt told “Fox News @ Night” Monday that he is seeking to have the charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey dismissed, calling it “a political prosecution.”

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, the city’s top prosecutor, said the McCloskeys – both personal injury attorneys in their 60s – will be charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon following the June 28 incident.

“It is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening manner — that is unlawful in the city of St. Louis,” Gardner said in a statement, apparently dismissing both state and federal constitutional rights.

  • ST. LOUIS PROSECUTOR KIM GARDNER CHARGING MCCLOSKEY’S

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, said last week he would consider pardoning the couple should they be criminally charged, Fox reported.

“Kim Gardner’s action toward the McCloskeys is outrageous,” he wrote on Twitter Monday. “Even worse, the Circuit Attorney’s office has admitted there is a backlog of cases and dozens of homicides that haven’t been prosecuted, yet she has accelerated this case forward.”

Schmitt argued that the right to self-defense is “deeply rooted” in the Constitution and said the state has an expansive “castle doctrine,” which “gives broad authority to individuals to protect their lives, the lives of their family members, their homes, and their property.”

“At a time when there’s calls to defund the police, at a time with skyrocketing violent crime rates – including here in Missouri and in St. Louis – we’ve got a prosecutor now targeting individuals for exercising their fundamental rights under the Second Amendment,” Schmitt said.

Kim Gardner’s action toward the McCloskeys is outrageous.

Even worse, the Circuit Attorney’s office has admitted there is a backlog of cases and dozens of homicides that haven’t been prosecuted, yet she has accelerated this case forward.

— Governor Mike Parson (@GovParsonMO) July 20, 2020

The McCloskeys have insisted they were defending themselves and their home as the mob came aggresively marching through. They said the crowd of demonstrators broke an iron gate marked with “No Trespassing” and “Private Street” signs and that some violently threatened them.

St. Louis police seized the rifle from the home pursuant to a search warrant nearly two weeks ago. No shots were fired but the incident quickly went viral and fueled the debate over rights property owners have when confronted with perceived threats.

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Schmitt emphasized how the incident was on a private street and reminded viewers that people have a right to “defend your castle” under Missouri law.

“This is a politically motivated prosecution by a prosecutor who’s not interested in prosecuting violent crimes,” he added.

Schmitt added that he is seeking to have the case dismissed “not just for the McCloskeys, but for every Missourian whose rights are threatened by a rogue prosecutor who seeks to punish people for exercising their fundamental right to self-defense.”

 


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