Court Orders Updated Risk Assessments on Attempted Reagan Assassin John Hinckley
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AFP/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal court ordered updated risk assessments on John Hinckley, the man who attempted to assassinate then-President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
The written report is expected to be provided to the court on or before March 31, 2015, and Dr. Raymond Patterson is expected to give an oral report on St. Elizabeths Hospital’s recommendation for Hinckley.
On March 30, 1981, Hinckley fired at the president outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. Reagan, his press secretary James Brady, a U.S. Secret Service agent and a Metropolitan Police Department officer were struck by bullets. All four survived the shooting, though Brady was shot in the head and remained incapacitated for the rest of his life until his August 2014 death.
Last month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that it would not pursue further charges against Hinckley in connection with Brady’s death — both because Hinckley was found guilty by reason of insanity in 1981 and that the statute of limitations from the time had passed, meaning attempted prosecution would have been in vain.
A hearing is scheduled for April to determine whether Hinckley could be granted more freedoms. In December 2013, the Washington Post says, Friedman was given expanded freedoms, including trips to his mother’s home.
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