Missouri official asks court to suspend McCloskeys' law licenses

A Missouri official is asking the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of the St. Louis couple who waved their guns at racial justice protesters in June 2020.

Missouri Chief Disciplinary Counsel Alan Pratzel, in a court filing, pointed to the McCloskeys' guilty pleas to misdemeanors connected to last year’s incident in his argument to suspend their law licenses, according to KCUR-FM.

His office is in charge of probing ethical complaints against Missouri lawyers, according to The Associated Press.

Mark and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges that stemmed from the June 2020 incident. Mark McCloskey — who is running for U.S. Senate — pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault and was ordered to pay a $750 fine, and Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment and was subject to a $2,000 fine.

They also agreed to have their guns taken and destroyed.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) pardoned the couple last month. Pratzel, however, said that while the pardon takes away a person’s conviction, “the person’s guilt remains,” according to KCUR-FM.

Pratzel said the crimes illustrated an “indiffere... (Read more)

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