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John Hinckley, seen here in 2003, has been allowed brief furloughs from a Washington mental hospital to visit his mother. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Man who shot President Reagan has recovered so he poses no imminent danger, say doctors
John W. Hinckley Jr.'s prosecutor disagrees: "He's a time bomb."
He was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1981 and confined to a mental facility
Hinckley is expected to be back in court this spring to consider next stepsEditor's note: John Hinkley came within inches of killing a president. Tune in Saturday night at 8 ET as CNN's Drew Griffin exposes what you don't know about the man who tried to kill President Reagan on CNN Presents -- "Stalker: The Shooting of Ronald Reagan." Washington (CNN) -- After almost 30 years in a mental hospital, John W. Hinckley Jr., the college dropout who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan, is moving closer to the day his doctors may recommend he go free. According to court records, a forensic psychologist at the hospital has testified that "Hinckley has recovered to the point that he poses no imminent risk of danger to himself or others." That concerns former U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova, who helped oversee Hinckley's prosecution in 1982. He told CNN, "I think John Hinckley will be a threat the rest of his life. He is a time bomb." Hinckley is now 55. Over government objections in 2009, a judge extended his furlough privileges at the home of his aging mother in Williamsburg, Virginia, to a dozen visits of 10 days each during the past year and a half. Any time he is away from his mother's home, Hinckley is required to carry a GPS-equipped cell phone for tracking purposes. And by court order, he is forbidden to talk to any media.
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John W. Hinckley Jr.'s prosecutor disagrees: "He's a time bomb."
He was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1981 and confined to a mental facility
Hinckley is expected to be back in court this spring to consider next stepsEditor's note: John Hinkley came within inches of killing a president. Tune in Saturday night at 8 ET as CNN's Drew Griffin exposes what you don't know about the man who tried to kill President Reagan on CNN Presents -- "Stalker: The Shooting of Ronald Reagan." Washington (CNN) -- After almost 30 years in a mental hospital, John W. Hinckley Jr., the college dropout who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan, is moving closer to the day his doctors may recommend he go free. According to court records, a forensic psychologist at the hospital has testified that "Hinckley has recovered to the point that he poses no imminent risk of danger to himself or others." That concerns former U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova, who helped oversee Hinckley's prosecution in 1982. He told CNN, "I think John Hinckley will be a threat the rest of his life. He is a time bomb." Hinckley is now 55. Over government objections in 2009, a judge extended his furlough privileges at the home of his aging mother in Williamsburg, Virginia, to a dozen visits of 10 days each during the past year and a half. Any time he is away from his mother's home, Hinckley is required to carry a GPS-equipped cell phone for tracking purposes. And by court order, he is forbidden to talk to any media.
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