Feds Claim John Hinckley Still Trying to Impress Women

June 19, 2008— -- John Hinckley Jr., the lovestruck gunman who shot President Ronald Reagan in a bizarre attempt to impress Jodi Foster, is still trying to impress the ladies, and federal officials warn that his obsession could again turn violent.

An affidavit filed by federal officials trying to restrict Hinckley's movements claim the would-be assassin has at least three girlfriends and possibly as many as five.

The document claims that Hinckley's rampant womanizing stems from a "narcissistic need" to impress women, and includes "development of several behaviors that have been universally recognized as risk factors for further violence."

Hinckley claims that he's in love with one of his alleged paramours, though the woman has repeatedly told Hinckley she has no intention of leaving her long-term boyfriend.

It was unrequited love for Foster in 1981 that prompted Hinckley, then 27, to shoot Reagan and three others, hoping it would impress the actress.

Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity the following year and ordered incarcerated in St. Elizabeths Psychiatric Hospital. In recent years the hospital has argued that Hinckley's psychosis is in remission and has succeeded in winning court permission for short furloughs for Hinckley to visit his parents' home as part of his mental health care.

Those trips have been expanded to six days at a time and earlier this month, the hospital made a series of recommendations that would allow Hinckley to leave the hospital for up to 10 days straight, allow him to get a driver's license, and permit him do volunteer work in the community.

Alarmed federal officials, who shadow Hinckley whenever he leaves the hospital, filed an affidavit earlier this month objecting to the plan. The affidavit, first reported by TheSmokingGun.com, said Hinckley has developed a disturbing need to impress women again over the past year.

"This has resulted in Mr. Hinckley maintaining nearly simultaneous sexual relationships with 'Miss A' and 'Miss G,'" the affidavit claims.