A Texas judge determined the fate of InfoWars host Alex Jones’ personal assets on Friday.
His ruling also provided closure for families who sued Jones for defamation over his comments about the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting.
Breitbart News reported that the judgment mandates the liquidation of Jones’ personal assets, paving the way for potential payouts to the families affected by the tragedy.
The judge, however, ruled against the liquidation of Jones’ company, Free Speech Systems, which owns the InfoWars brand.
Lawyers informed bankruptcy judge Christopher Lopez that these assets include Jones’ $2.8 million Texas ranch.
The liquidation will compel the sale of Jones’s assets. This includes the multimillion-dollar ranch, other properties, cars, boats, and guns.
Relatives of the Sandy Hook victims have secured a total of $1.5 billion in defamation judgments against Jones, 50, and his company over his false statements about the attack.
Recent court filings reveal Jones possesses around $8.6 million in personal assets, according to the BBC.
Friday’s ruling in Houston, Texas, means Free Speech Systems and Infowars will continue to operate for now.
Court filings show Free Speech Systems employs 44 people and generated nearly $3.2 million in revenue in one recent month, primarily from selling dietary supplements and other items.
An attorney for the families stated they would act swiftly to collect damages, Breitbart reported.
“The court authorized us to move immediately to collect against all Infowars assets, and we intend to do exactly that,” Christopher Mattei said in a statement Friday, as seen by the BBC.
“Alex Jones is neither a martyr nor a victim. He is the perpetrator of the worst defamation in American history.”
“I was never asked today to make a decision to shut down a show or not,” he continued. “That was never going to happen today one way or another.”
“This case is one of the more difficult cases I’ve had. When you look at it, I think creditors are better served in pursuing their state court rights,” he added.
Lawyer for the Sandy Hook families Chris Mattei had called InfoWars “soon-to-be-defunct,” adding that families will also pursue Jones’ future earnings, per Hollywood Reporter.
“Today is a good day,” Mattei reportedly said in a text message after the hearing.
Last week Resist the Mainstream reported that the families petitioned the bankruptcy court to seize Jones’s X account as part of liquidating his assets.
The families argued that the account, which boasts more than 2.3 million followers, should be treated “no different than a customer list of any other liquidating business.”
The account was reinstated in December following a user poll conducted by X owner Elon Musk, ending a nearly five-year ban from the platform.
Jones’ attorney, Vickie Driver, responded to the request from the families, saying: “The Connecticut Plaintiffs never wanted money from Jones but to silence him.”
Jones made headlines earlier this month after he broke down in tears live on air, Resist the Mainstream reported.
“We’re going to beat these people. I’m not trying to be dramatic, but it’s been a hard fight,” the InfoWars host said, following claims that a court-appointed officer overseeing the bankruptcy case took unauthorized action to seize and shut down Jones’ studio.
“I’ve been targeted for abuse. I was duped by someone. Federal files in secret have claimed that I’m committing crimes,” Jones continued.
“This was untrue, of course […] This may be my final performance,” he added, alluding to the notion InfoWars could soon be shut down.
Commentator and attorney David Freiheit, also known as “Viva Frei,” shed light on the situation, stating that the court-appointed officer in the case “showed up to lock the place down,” seemingly without the necessary legal authorization.
Jones’ endorsed Freiheit’s summary of the situation as “an accurate breakdown.”
The post Court Decides Fate of InfoWars Media Platform, Alex Jones’s Personal Assets appeared first on Resist the Mainstream.
Click this link for the original source of this article.
Author: Jordyn M.
This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://resistthemainstream.org and its author. This content is made available by use of the public RSS feed offered by the host site and is used for educational purposes only. If you are the author or represent the host site and would like this content removed now and in the future, please contact USSANews.com using the email address in the Contact page found in the website menu.