Hunter Biden was considered victim by Delaware police in controversial gun incident
by Andrew Kerr, Investigative Reporter |
| July 25, 2022 07:00 AM
Delaware State Police considered Hunter Biden the victim in an October 2018 incident in which his handgun was discarded in a grocery store trashcan near a Delaware high school, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation into the incident.
No arrests were made as a result of the incident because Hunter declined to press charges against his sister-in-law, Hallie Biden, the source said. Hallie, who was in a tumultuous relationship with Hunter at the time, took Hunter's gun from his car on Oct. 23, 2018, wrapped it in a shopping bag, and threw it in a trashcan outside a Janssen's Market grocery store because she said she was scared for his life.
"He was technically a victim of a theft of a firearm. But in Delaware, we don't prosecute unless a victim is willing to pursue prosecution, so that incident was cleared out with no victim cooperation," the source said. "Which means the victim does not want prosecution."
When reached for comment, the Delaware State Police referred the Washington Examiner to the Delaware Department of Justice, which did not return a request for comment.
Hunter and Hallie did not return requests for comment.
Federal prosecutors are reportedly weighing charges against Hunter for lying on the firearms transaction record he filled out when he purchased the gun 11 days before the incident, according to CNN.
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