John Hinckley, the man who shot τον Ronald Reagan in 1981, trying to kill him, is now free after four decades, according to a court ruling USA.
According to Reuters, during the hearing, which took place in Washington, Judge Paul Friedman lifts travel restrictions and internet access ban still in place for Hinckley. The judge’s mandate will take effect June 15, according to Fox News. Hinckley was already free and living alone in Williamsburg, Virginia.
In fact, last September Friedman had said he intended to lift the restrictions but wanted to give prosecutors more time to monitor how Hinckley would work as he was forced to live alone for the first time since his mother died.. At the time, the judge ruled that Hinckley’s psychological problems were “in decline” and that he was no longer a danger to others.
In 2016, Hinckley was discharged from a psychiatric hospital where he was being treated for depression and psychosis and was allowed to move to a fenced community in Williamsburg to care for his elderly mother, who died in August 2021. From the day he was discharged from the hospital, Hinckley has complied with the terms of the court and is asymptomatic, according to court documents. He has not threatened anyone and has not behaved in a way that suggests he intends to harm himself or others, according to federal prosecutors.
The chronicle of the case
John Hinckley on March 30, 1981 shot Reagan – when the latter was president of the United States – outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington. Reagan suffered a lung injury but survived.
Also injured were White House spokesman James Brady, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and Officer Thomas Dilahadi.
However, Hinckley was acquitted of insanity in 1982.
Source: News Beast
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