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St. Louis Won’t Prosecute Trespassing Cases Involving Gun-Wielding Homeowners

“Prosecution is not warranted.”

Joseph Curl
St. Louis Won’t Prosecute Trespassing Cases Involving Gun-Wielding Homeowners
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St. Louis officials have announced that they will not prosecute nine people who were charged with trespassing in a private neighborhood, which drew two gun-wielding residents out of their home and onto their front yard to guard their property.

The nine protesters had been issued police summonses this month, but City Counselor Michael Garvin said in a Tuesday statement that “prosecution is not warranted” and charges would be refused, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

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