The pair pleaded guilty to misdemeanors in connection with the June 2020 incident and were ordered to pay fines. Mark McCloskey, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth-degree assault for threatening the passersby with an AR-15 rifle and was fined $750. Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to harassment and was given a $2,000 fine. "It's a correction of something that should have never happened in the first place," Mark McCloskey told Fox News of the pardons. Nine Black Lives Matter protesters were issued citations for trespassing in connection with the incident but prosecutors refused to move forward.

Source: Fox News August 03, 2021 23:48 UTC