New York City Council Member Inna Vernikov was arraigned Thursday morning in Kings County Criminal Court after she turned herself in for allegedly bringing a gun to a rally at Brooklyn College last month.
Vernikov, a Republican who represents Brooklyn’s 48th District, attended the pro-Palestinian rally on Oct. 12 to support the Jewish and Israeli students counter-protesting the event. Photos of the Council Member posted online after the event appeared to show her Smith & Wesson nine-millimeter pistol tucked into her waistband, and the NYPD later said a portion of the firearm was “protruding from the front portion of her pants.”
