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Missouri Governor Says Pardon Likely If St. Louis Homeowners Charged

Joseph Curl
Missouri Governor Says Pardon Likely If St. Louis Homeowners Charged
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he is ready to grant a pardon if prosecutors bring criminal charges against a St. Louis couple who wielded firearms from their front yard as a group of protesters marched through their neighborhood.

The Republican governor on Friday told a St. Louis radio station he thinks a pardon is “exactly what would happen” if Mark and Patricia McCloskey are charged in the June 28 incident.

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