WARWICK – Town of Warwick Police seized a gun belonging to advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in February after she said during testimony in her defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump that she possessed an unlicensed firearm at home.
Warwick Police Chief John Rader confirmed that he visited Carroll’s Warwick home on February 16 of this year and took into possession, for the purposes of safekeeping, a Hi Standard Double Nine revolver from her.
“The handgun was voluntarily turned in while Ms. Carroll goes through the court process of obtaining a New York State pistol permit,” Rader said. “The gun was checked through a database and was not connected to any crimes or incidents either locally or nationally. The process followed is consistent with how Orange County handles a voluntary surrender with the facts of this case.”
Rader said that the gun will remain in the custody of the Town of Warwick Police Department until such time that a valid permit is issued by the court.
During the second day of President Trump’s civil trial in January, Carroll testified in federal court in Manhattan that she kept “a high standard revolver, nine chambers at home with ammunition by her bed.” Carroll added that she does not have a license.
Earlier this year, a jury ordered Trump to pay Carroll $83.3 million in damages for repeatedly defaming her. The award included $11 million for damage to Carroll’s reputation, $7.3 million for emotional harm and other damages, and $65 million in punitive damages.
