John Hinckley Jr. to be released from psych hospital

John Hinckley Jr. to be released from psych hospital FILE - In a Nov. 18, 2003 file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. Hinckley shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in an attempt to impress Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster, who he had been writing poems and letters to in an attempt to establish a relationship. He was ruled legally insane at the time of the shooting and was sent to a state mental hospital. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

John W. Hinckley Jr, who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan March 30, 1981, could be released from a federal psychiatric hospital as early as Aug. 5, according to a report from the Washington Post.

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A judge has ruled that Hinckley, 61, no longer poses a danger to society and will be released from the hospital and allowed to live with his mother in Williamsburg, Va., according to the report.