These assholes are always pushing the limits of Missouri's "stand your ground" law and often breaking those limits. They should absolutely be prosecuted to the fullest extent possible. Prosecutors should stack charges and accept no plea deal.
I also happen to know that St. Louis has a "nuisance property" law in which they can, and do, evict nuisance neighbors from their own properties and hold them vacant for a year. Prosecutors should consider this option as well.
Meanwhile, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Saturday that public records and interviews show the McCloskeys are almost always in conflict with others, typically over control of private property.
Read the article at KOCO News.
