John Hinckley nears full freedom 41 years after shooting ReaganA federal judge is set to preside over an important hearing for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and is on the verge of being released from all remaining restrictive conditions.
In September, U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman said that he would free Hinckley from restrictions on June 15 as long as Hinckley continued to do well.
Hinckley was confined to a mental hospital in Washington for more than two decades after a jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity in shooting Reagan. But starting in 2003 Friedman began allowing Hinckley to live for longer stretches in the community with requirements like attending therapy and restrictions on where he can travel, reported The Associated Press. He’s been living full-time in Virginia since 2016, though still under restrictions.
Those include: allowing officials access to his electronic devices, email, and online accounts; being barred from traveling to places where he knows there will be someone protected by the Secret Service, and giving three days’ notice if he wants to travel more than 75 miles from his home in Virginia.
The judge has said that Hinckley, who turned 67 Sunday, has displayed no symptoms of active mental illness, no violent behavior, and no interest in weapons since 1983, according to AP. ..............
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