The man who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan 40 years ago will secure his"unconditional release" in 2022 if he remains mentally stable, a judge has said.
John Hinckley Jr was 25 when he shot and wounded the 40th US president outside a Washington hotel in 1981 - an incident which left Mr Reagan's press secretary James Brady paralysed. It also injured Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and Washington police officer Thomas Delahanty., he has been living in Williamsburg, Virginia, under a number of court-issued restrictions.
Doctors and therapists have been overseeing his psychiatric medication and deciding how often he attends individual and group therapy sessions.Hinckley also lives under restrictions on his travel and internet usage, is banned from having a gun, and is not allowed to contact Mr Reagan's children, other victims or their families, or actress Jodie Foster, who he was obsessed with at the time of the shooting.His lawyer has asked for an unconditional release, saying he no longer poses a threat.