ST. LOUIS — Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who waved guns last year at protesters marching past the couple's Central West End mansion, struck plea agreements Thursday by pleading guilty to misdemeanors and agreeing to give up their weapons.
Mark McCloskey, 64, will pay a $750 fine after pleading guilty to fourth-degree assault. Patricia McCloskey, 62, must pay a $2,000 fine after pleading guilty to second-degree harassment. Mark McCloskey could have faced up to 15 days in jail; Patricia McCloskey could have spent up to a year behind bars. Neither will face jail time.
"This particular resolution of these two cases represents my best judgment of an appropriate and fair disposition for the parties involved as well as the public good," the special prosecutor in the case, former U.S. Attorney Richard G. Callahan, said in a statement.
