The couple who were filmed outside their home wielding firearms at Black Lives Matter protestors have pulled out guns before, court records have shown.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who have now been dubbed Ken and Karen by the internet, pulled a long-barrelled gun and a small handgun outside their house at the peaceful protestors, claiming that they were defending their home.
At the time of the incident, the protestors were on their way to Mayor Lyda Krewson, when they encountered the couple outside their mansion in St. Louis on Sunday, June 29.
Watch the scene below:Snopes has reported that the McCloskeys, who are both personal injury lawyers in their sixties, have threatened to protect their home with weapons before, an affidavit of an ongoing case has revealed.
Legal documents have revealed that there has been a three year legal battle between the couple and Portland Place over a small section of the property.
The McCloskeys claim that they own the land while the trustees say it belongs to the neighborhood.
A judge ruled on Monday, June 29, against motions to put an end to the case without a trial, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
According to the affidavit, the couple purchased their mansion in 1988 and have made several attempts to prove that they own the land on which it is built.
It allegedly says they "regularly prohibited all persons, including Portland Place residents, from crossing the Parcel including at least at one point, challenging a resident at gunpoint who refused to heed the McCloskeys' warnings to stay off such property."
The couple's attorney Albert Watkins said they have "touched their weapons" twice in the 32 years that they have lived at the property, per the New York Post.
Referring to the previous incident, he said that McCloskey "looked down, had a gun and screamed for the person to stay off her property."
It was claimed on Monday that the McCloskeys were waving their guns at 300 protestors as they passed their home as members of the crowd shouted: "We're not even here for you!"
While attempting to protect their home, the pair accidentally pointed their weapons at each other, it has been claimed.
