US gun-waving couple plead guilty to misdemeanours

Mark and Patricia McCloskey standing in front of their house to confront protesters (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File)

A St Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators last year have pleaded guilty to misdemeanour charges.

Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty to misdemeanour harassment and was fined 2,000 dollars. Her husband, Mark McCloskey, pleaded guilty to misdemeanour fourth-degree assault and was fined 750 dollars.