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President Ronald Reagan’s attempted assassin, John Hinckley Jr., 67, is set to be unconditionally released from court-ordered psychiatric supervision on June 15.
U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman ruled that the shooter is “no longer a danger to himself or others” on Wednesday after mental health professionals and Hinckley’s legal team said they do not have concerns regarding his mental state.
The would-be assassin shot Reagan in 1981, severely wounding the president.
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Friedman promised in September that if Hinckley continued to prosper in his Virginia community, he would be granted freedom from remaining restrictions.
“He’s been scrutinized. He’s passed every test. He’s no longer a danger to himself or others,” he said at the hourlong hearing, which Hinckley was absent from.
Hinckley has not shown any signs of mental illness since the 1980s, according to Friedman. He has similarly shown no interest in violence or weapons.
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After being found not guilty by reason of insanity in the assassination attempt, he spent two decades in a psychiatric hospital in Washington. Beginning in 2003, Hinckley was allowed to spend longer amounts of time outside the hospital, with restrictions. He has been living in Virginia since 2016, under certain restrictions, including monitored travel and electronic devices, among other things.
