Missouri Official Asks Supreme Court to Suspend Mark and Patricia McCloskey’s Law Licenses

Mark and Patricia McCloskey stand in front of their house holding firearms as protesters walk through the gated neighborhood in the Central West End of St. Louis, Mo., on June 28, 2020. Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP

A Missouri official last week asked the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who were seen wielding guns last year to defend their home from Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists who walked through their private, gated neighborhood.

Mark and Patricia McCloskey, both personal injury lawyers, pleaded not guilty in October 2020 to felony charges of unlawful use of a weapon and evidence tampering. No shots were fired during the incident at their home.