John Hinckley Jr shot then-president Ronald Reagan in 1981
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John Hinckley Jr shot then-president Ronald Reagan in 1981
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Attorneys have reached a deal for the “unconditional release” from supervision of John Hinckley Jr, the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
A federal judge has approved the deal, which stipulates that Mr Hinckley will be released next year. Until now, the would-be assassin has been living under supervision outside a mental health facility in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Prosecutors have agreed to the 2022 release, under the condition that Mr Hinckley be monitored for the next nine months.
A lawyer for Mr Hinckley said his client clearly no longer poses a threat.
“There is no evidence of danger whatsoever,” attorney Barry Levine told the court.
Mr Hinckley, now 66, was 25 when he shot Mr Reagan outside a hotel in Washington, DC. He also wounded a Secret Service agent, a police officer, and White House press secretary James Brady, who remained paralysed for the rest of his life.
Show latest update 1632761496 Hinckley’s lawyer calls release ‘a victory for mental health'
A lawyer for John Hinckley Jr says he hopes people see his client’s release as “a victory for mental health.”
“His future, we think, is bright, and I hope others with a good sense of charity would wish him well,” attorney Barry Levine said of Mr Hinckley on Monday, according to CNN. “I would hope people would see this as a victory for mental health. People who have been ravaged by mental disease, with good support and access to treatment, can actually become productive members of society.”
Nathan Place 27 September 2021 17:51
1632760809 Government allows Hinckley to make ‘art and music’ in his own name
In his newly free life, John Hinckley Jr may spend his time making art and music. According to NBC Washington, the US government has allowed the would-be assassin to produce art in his own name.
Nathan Place 27 September 2021 17:40
1632759945 Judge says Hinckley could have been released ‘long time ago’
US District Court Judge Paul Friedman says John Hinckley Jr ceased to be dangerous many years ago, and could have been released earlier if not for the infamy of his case.
“If he hadn't tried to kill the president, he would have been unconditionally released a long, long, long time ago,” Judge Friedman said. “But everybody is comfortable now after all of the studies, all of the analysis and all of the interviews and all of the experience with Mr. Hinckley.”
Nathan Place 27 September 2021 17:25
1632759021 Lawyer says Hinckley apologizes to Jodie Foster
John Hinckley Jr has offered his deep apologies to his victims’ families – and to Jodie Foster, NBC Washington reporter Scott MacFarlane has reported.
Mr Hinckley had been obsessed with Ms Foster at the time of the assassination attempt, and later said he tried to kill President Reagan as a way of getting her attention.
Nathan Place 27 September 2021 17:10
1632758308 Judge approves plan for Hinckley to be released next year
A federal judge has approved a deal, NPR has reported, stipulating that John Hinckley Jr will be released next year. Until now, the would-be assassin has been living under supervision outside a mental health facility in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Prosecutors have agreed to the 2022 release, under the condition that Mr Hinckley be monitored for the next nine months.
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Deal reached for attempted Reagan assassin’s ‘unconditional release,’ report says John Hinckley Jr shot and wounded then-president Ronald Reagan in 1981
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