Nathan Carman: Judge Says He's To Give Up Gun Info, Phone Records

PROVIDENCE, RI—Nathan Carman's boat, Chicken Pox, sank on a fishing trip he took with his mother Linda in September 2016. She was lost at sea and is presumed dead. He was rescued after spending a week on a life raft. The company that insured the boat was in Providence federal court this week to allege the boat sank because he drilled holes the size of half dollars in the hull. They are contesting his claim.

The lawyers have for months been battling Carman over records, which he has failed to provide. During the latest round, they argued they need the information because all the evidence went down with the boat. They asked for telephone records from Sept. 1 to Sept. 25, which is the day when he was rescued, and for information about a missing gun, a Sig Sauer semi-automatic of the same caliber used to kill his grandfather, John Chakalos. That murder is unsolved.

The lawyers also asked for other information, including records about other firearms he owned.

The magistrate granted some of their requests, but not others.

Carman has been described as a person of interest in his grandfather's slaying. He has denied any involvement in the crime.

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