Jury Tells Alex Jones To Pay Parents Of Sandy Hook Victims $4M+
Austin, Texas On Thursday, a Texas jury ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million — a far cry from the $150 million sought — to the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the Sandy Hook massacre. , it was the first time Infowars executives faced financial liability for repeatedly claiming that the deadliest school shooting in American history was a hoax. An Austin jury has yet to decide how much to pay Infowars executives Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse Lewis was among the 20 children and six educators killed in the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, attacks. The parents sought at least $150 million in damages for intentional defamation and emotional distress. Attorney Mr. Jones asked the jury to limit damages to $8 - one dollar for each compensatory fee they consider - and Mr. Jones. Jones himself said that any price over $2 million "would drown us." It is likely that this will not be the final judgment against Mr. Jones - who is not in c...