Breaking: The McCloskey’s Plead Guilty to Misdemeanors; Will Turn Over Guns to Authorities

A St. Louis judge approved the plea deal made by Mark and Patricia McCloskey on Thursday.

Mark and Patricia McCloskey have plead guilty to misdemeanor charges.

They have also agreed to hand over the guns that were used during the incident to the authorities.

The McCloskey’s went viral last summer after they were filmed trying to protect their property from BLM activists by brandishing their personal firearms.

Along with handing over their guns, the McCloskey’s are also required to pay around $3,000 in fines.

Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis, Missouri, couple that went viral after confronting Black Lives Matter protesters on their own front lawn, pleaded guilty to misdemeanors, Thursday, and agreed to turn over their personal weapons to St. Louis authorities.

Local news reports that the pair, who were originally charged with felonies, inked the plea deal with prosecutors earlier this month despite previously pleading not guilty. A judge approved the plea deal on Thursday.

“Mark McCloskey pleaded guilty to a count of fourth-degree assault, which was filed in court Thursday and is a Class C misdemeanor. He was originally charged with unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence — both felony charges,” a St. Louis NBC affiliate reported Thursday afternoon.

“Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment, which is a Class A misdemeanor charge that was filed last month when a count of tampering with physical evidence was removed. She also was originally charged with unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence,” the outlet noted.

Mark McCloskey has been ordered to pay $750 in fines, and Patricia McCloskey has been ordered to pay $2,000 in fines and $10 to the St. Louis crime victims fund. The pair were also ordered to turn over the two weapons they were pictured holding in a confrontation that went viral last year. The couple’s lawyer asked that the guns either be destroyed or rendered ineffective and sold to a collector as a historical artifact.

You can read the full article from the Daily Wire here.