They said that the crowd of demonstrators broke an iron gate marked with "No Trespassing" and "Private Street" signs and that some violently threatened them. "At a time when there's calls to defund the police, at a time with skyrocketing violent crime rates – including here in Missouri and in St. Louis – we've got a prosecutor now targeting individuals for exercising their fundamental rights under the Second Amendment," Schmitt said. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The polarizing St. Louis prosecutor who charged a couple for flashing guns at a crowd marching to the mayor's home last month has been elected to another term following Tuesday's primary election. One of the protests that was en route to her home in late June ended up spiraling into a national news story when Black Lives Matter activists entered a private neighborhood and allegedly threatened attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson Flees Home over Repeated Protests: ‘Our Neighbors Were Being Threatened’ 40,187 AP Photo/Jeff Roberson. “The mayor later apologized, saying she was identifying people as she answered a routine question and that she didn’t intend to cause distress or harm to anyone.”. If Biden is elected, Dems will change America as we know it: Graham, Biden says Barrett's Catholic faith 'should not be considered' during confirmation process. Missouri Gov. Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt asked a judge to throw out the charges, calling it "a political prosecution." The Daily Wire is one of America’s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Carl is challenging incumbent Kim Gardner in the Tuesday, Aug 4, 2020 Democratic primary for St. Louis circuit attorney. Noted St. Louis civil rights activist Ohun Ashe brought attention to the incident via Twitter. ST. LOUIS' TOP PROSECUTOR SAYS SHE'S CHARGING COUPLE WHO FLASHED GUNS AT CROWD MARCHING TO MAYOR'S HOME, “The July 17th email drew a direct line from the incident, which had not yet resulted in criminal charges, to Ms. Gardner’s political antagonists and from there to a call for donations to further her re-election efforts,” Schwartz wrote. In a Wednesday statement to St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Krewson said “we have not lived … “Later that evening police reported a second incident of vandalism at San Jose City Hall, where one suspect was arrested, booked and jailed on a felony charge.