ST. LOUIS - The white St. Louis couple charged for waving guns during a Black Lives Matter protest outside their home in June made their first court appearance Monday on felony charges.Mark and Patricia McCloskey were in court briefly and did not enter a plea.
The judge continued their case until Oct. 6.After the hearing, the McCloskeys' attorney, Joel Schwartz, said they are innocent of any wrongdoing and they look forward to getting the case resolved.Several hundred demonstrators on June 28 veered onto the private street where the couple's Renaissance palazzo-style mansion sits.