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The St. Louis couple who defended their home from Black Lives Matter protesters apparently had armed security on hand to protect them from a planned attack.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey had put out a call for help and told by police that they could not protect them from a planned Black Lives Matter rally targeting their home on Friday. Photos from the Central West End neighborhood showed what seemed like armed security on the couple’s balcony as the mob moved by.
ARMED GUARDS AT MCCLOSKEY MANSION pic.twitter.com/Zh00pGStzA
— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) July 4, 2020
Protesters were back in the historic neighborhood of the Missouri city on Friday.
Scene from outside the #McCloskey’s house as a protest is planned in the CWE tonight. pic.twitter.com/EAsek5JzcF
— Christine Tannous (@ctannous98) July 3, 2020
The weapons-carrying couple gained attention in a widely-seen video last weekend defending their home from protesters who broke through a gate to enter the private neighborhood.
The couple was not only misrepresented by the liberal media in original reports on the incident, but had also allegedly received death threats and had no success in getting local law enforcement or city officials to weigh in or provide protection.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson called attention to their plight on his show this week, revealing that an attack on the personal injury lawyers was planned for the weekend and they had been unable to secure any protection or help.
Tucker details horrifying aftermath of St. Louis couple under siege, RIPS GOP Gov for doing nothing to stop it https://t.co/EIqCw5LXMq
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) July 3, 2020
On Friday, hundreds of protesters made their way from the public road, Kingshighway, to the gated community where 61-year-old McCloskey and his 63-year-old wife live in a rally organized by the Expect Us group.
Protesters block traffic at Kingshighway and Waterman on July 3. #BlackLivesMatter #protests2020 #proteststl #marchtomayorshouse #CWE pic.twitter.com/fsX0sf9vFY
— Jennifer Sarti (@JenniferSarti10) July 4, 2020
Protestors are continuing to gather in the #CWE pic.twitter.com/BjH6Bxpj1Z
— Christine Tannous (@ctannous98) July 3, 2020
The entrance to Portland Place was reportedly blocked with a closed door and metal barricades but protesters who made their way outside the McCloskeys’ home stood there for a few minutes before moving on.
Outside the #McCloskey house right now. pic.twitter.com/QwdxTgPosk
— Christine Tannous (@ctannous98) July 4, 2020
Protesters march past the Portland Place neighborhood in the Central West End. #protests2020 #CWE #marchtothemayorshouse #proteststl #BlackLivesMatter #portlandplace #McCloskeys pic.twitter.com/qkkrVEfb1E
— Jennifer Sarti (@JenniferSarti10) July 4, 2020
Armed security seemed to walk the property and watch from the second-story balcony of the couple’s house as protesters carried signs declaring “Black Lives Matter” and “Defund the Police.”
THE MCCLOSKEY RESIDENCE IS NOW GUARDED AND BORDED UP pic.twitter.com/nth0Bz5nnZ
— The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) July 4, 2020
A private security member tries to detain a protester while putting zip ties on a barricade outside the home of Mark and Patricia McCloskey during a protest against racial inequality in St Louis, Missouri. Photo by Lawrence Bryant pic.twitter.com/aUNBJgCvtq
— corinne_perkins (@corinne_perkins) July 4, 2020
I see no police and we are all aware of the threats to the lives and property of the McCloskey’s; so, they have every right to defend their lives and property against the trespassing and threatening MOB outside their home.
— Ronald Nelson (@usar4me) July 4, 2020
The crowd eventually made its way to Interstate 64 where the road had apparently been closed to two-way traffic.
Protest moves on to I-64. pic.twitter.com/cs4Ulm1wo8
— Christine Tannous (@ctannous98) July 4, 2020
Residents of Westmoreland Place released a letter this week condemning the “horrific event” and the actions of their neighbors, the McCloskeys.
“Some of us choose to speak up following the horrific event that transpired on Sunday evening near our homes. As the undersigned, we condemn the behavior of anyone who uses threats of violence, especially through the brandishing of firearms, to disrupt peaceful protest, whether it be in this neighborhood or anywhere in the United States,” the letter stated.
“As residents of Westmoreland Place,” the letter added, “we seek positive action and constructive dialogue that builds and maintains a civil and good society.”
McCloskey shredded CNN’s Chris Cuomo for pushing “an entirely false concept” during an interview this week as the liberal media pushed the narrative demonizing the couple for protecting their home.
“A guy stands in front of me, pulls out two loaded pistol magazines, snaps them in front of my face and says, ‘You’re next.’ If you were there, Chris, I think you’d feel like you had a right to defend yourself, as well,” he said.
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida where she has been writing for the BizPacReview team since 2015.
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