NYC Councilmember Inna Vernikov arrested on gun possession charges at pro-Palestinian protest
City Councilmember Inna Vernikov of Brooklyn was arrested early Friday morning and charged with bringing a gun to a pro-Palestinian protest at Brooklyn College., many of whom were draped in Palestinian flags on Thursday. Police said Friday the gun was a black Smith & Wesson 9mm.
NYPD officials contacted Vernikov after the protest, according to a spokesperson for the department. She turned herself in at 2:50 a.m. on Friday, police said. Vernikov was charged with criminal possession of a firearm.Vernikov is Jewish and has been a vocal supporter of Israel.
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