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Judge suggests Williamsburg may not be best place for Hinckley
03:22 PM EDT on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge is questioning whether Williamsburg is the best community for John Hinckley Jr. after testimony that the would-be presidential assassin has been rejected from several volunteer positions there.
U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman is considering a mental hospital's request to lengthen Hinckley's periodic visits with his family in Virginia. His comments came after testimony from Hinckley's doctors that several volunteer organizations initially accepted Hinckley and then rejected him.
Hinckley's mother lives in Williamsburg. But Friedman says the District of Columbia is a more diverse community and may be more accepting of Hinckley.
Hinckley has been committed to St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington since he shot and wounded President Reagan in 1981.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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