WASHINGTON – The man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago will leave a Washington psychiatric hospital to live full-time in Virginia on September 10, his lawyer said Thursday.
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Friedman, a U.S. federal magistrate, decided that Hinckley, a man 61 years old now, is no longer unsafe for himself or for others, and may leave the St Elizabeth Hospital, where he is now, to live in his mother’s house in Williamsburg, Virginia.
The judge said Hinckley may be allowed to live on his own after a year, removing the attempted assassin from court control for the first time since the 1981 shooting. Hinckley was a 25-young man when he shot against Reagan, in what it was said that was a try to call the attention of United States movie star Jodie Foster, of whom Hinckley was deeply in love.
FILE – In this November 18, 2003 file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. Hinckley has gradually gained more freedom over the past decade, spending longer and longer stretches in Virginia.
Hinckley shot Reagan in 1981 outside of the Washington Hilton hotel, leaving the former president in recovery at the hospital for nearly two weeks.
John Hinckley Jr.is set to be released to his mother’s home on Sept 10, his attorney announced Thursday, according to The Associated Press. “People of goodwill should celebrate”, he added. Levine. “I think that he will be a productive citizen and a good addition to the community”.
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Hinckley is required to find at least part-time employment or volunteer work and must participate in individual or group therapy. The conditions of his leave will be re-evaluated in 12 to 18 months and some requirements could be modified or dropped.
