41 years after he tried to assassinate President Reagan, John Hinckley was released
Hinckley, now 67, was released without restrictive conditions from a psychiatric institution where he has been held since it was determined he was insane at the time of the assassination attempt, from which he wins.
In the 1981 incident, four people were injured, including Reagan himself.
"What a long and weird trip it was. It's time for rock and roll," Hinkley wrote on Twitter
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16/06/2022
Thursday, 16 June 2022, 02:08 Updated: 03:30
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John Hinckley, a well-known American citizen in his attempt to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan, was released last night (Wednesday) from a psychiatric institution where he was staying for 41 years.
Hinckley, who did not sit one day in jail for the assassination attempt due to the court ruling that he was insane at the time of the act, was released without restrictive conditions.
He was in a psychiatric institution after the court acquitted him of insanity protection.
"If he had not tried to assassinate a president he would have been released unconditionally long ago," said former District Judge Paul Friedman who handled the case.
Although Hinckley received a conditional release to his mother's home under restrictive conditions in 2016, those conditions were completely abolished last night, and he is now completely free.
Released after 41 years.
Hinckley (Photo: AP)
"After 41 years, 2 months, and 15 days finally freedom!"
Hinckley wrote on Twitter.
He later plans to focus on a musical career, and is even scheduled to hold a concert in Brooklyn next month.
"A big thank you to everyone who helped me get the unconditional release," Hinckley wrote earlier this month, "what a long and weird trip it was. Now is the time for rock and roll."
He was also injured in the assassination attempt.
Reagan (Photo: AP)
Hinckley, now 67, attempted to assassinate Reagan in 1981, then fired at him shortly after leaving a hotel in Washington, D.C.
Four people, three senior U.S. officials and Reagan himself were injured in the incident, but no one was killed on the spot.
James Brady, then White House spokesman, was injured in the shooting and died 33 years later from complications from the injury, and was declared a homicide victim, but no further indictments have been filed against Hinckley as a result.
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