Alex Jones brazenly hits back at $1billion defamation verdict

Alex Jones has brazenly attacked a defamation verdict that ordered him to pay nearly $1billion to the families of Sandy Hook victims - branding it 'the devil coming after us'. In February he transferred ownership to his wife Erica This six-acre estate, 20 miles from Jones' Austin home, is still owned by the broadcaster, it is believed How much each of the 15 plaintiff's were awarded in damages: Robert Parker - $120million Father of 6-year-old Emilie Parker William Sherlach - $36million Husband of 56-year-old school employee Mary Sherlach David Wheeler - $55million Father of 6-year-old Ben Wheeler Francine Wheeler - $54million Mother of 6-year-old Ben Wheeler Jacqueline Barden - $28.8million Mother of 7-year-old Daniel Barden Mark Barden - $57.6million Father of 7-year-old Daniel Barden Nicole Hockley - $73.6million Mother of 6-year-old Dylan Hockley Ian Hockley - $81.6million Father of 6-year-old Dylan Hockley Jennifer Hensel - $52.2million For the estate of Jeremy Richman and father who died by suicide of 6-year-old Avielle Richman Donna Soto - $48million Mother of teacher Victoria Soto Carlee Soto-Parisi - $66million Sister of teacher Victoria Soto Carlos Matthew Soto - $57.6million Brother of teacher Victoria Soto Jillian Soto-Marino - $68.8million Sister of teacher Victoria Soto William Aldenberg - $90million FBI agent and first responder Erica Lafferty/trustee Richard M. Coan - $76million Daughter of school principal Dawn Hochsprung As the verdict was being read out in court, Jones brazenly broadcast his reaction to his followers - while pleading for more donations and maintaining the trial was a 'fraud', and the families were being 'used.' Several of the families of victims became emotional as the verdicts were read out in the largest defamation suit damages in US history Erica Lafferty, daughter of Sandy Hook Principal Dawn Hochsprung, speaks to the media after jurors returned a $965 million dollar judgement in the defamation trial against Alex Jones Jones repeatedly claimed that the 2012 massacre, which left 20 students and six teachers dead, was a 'hoax' and had been 'staged' Robert Parker, father of Emilie, 6 who was killed, was visibly shaking as the amounts were read out in court Francine and David Wheeler, whose son Ben was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, listen as their attorneys address the media after the jury awarded the victims' families $965 million in damages in a second defamation trial against Alex Jones Plaintiff William Sherlach, left, hugs attorney Josh Koskoff while plaintiff Nicole Hockley hugs attorney Chris Mattei following the jury verdict and reading of monetary damages Several of the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims got emotional as the amounts of compensatory damages were read out in court. Francine Wheeler pauses to wipe away tears as she testifies during the Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 Video played in court showed moments in which Alex Jones spouted baseless lies about the Sandy Hook school shooting being a hoax Jackie and Mark say that their older daughter is riddled with anxiety after losing her brother in a shooting and facing years of harassment from conspiracy theorists Mark Barden wiped away tears in court Tuesday after testimony recounting the horrors his family faced after Daniel Barden was killed inside Sandy Hook Elementary School Daniel Barden was just seven years old when a gunman entered the Newton, Connecticut elementary school and killed 26 people In 2021, a judge found Jones liable for spreading dangerous falsehoods among his rather large fanbase. Jones previously bashed the trial as a 'kangaroo court,' described it as an affront to free speech rights, and called the judge a 'tyrant' At least one family member said on the record that they received photos of dead children from conspiracy theorists looking to scare and startle them Earlier in the current trial, Jones called an attorney for one of the family's 'an ambulance chaser' and told the judge that he's 'done saying I'm sorry' Jones' defense attorney Norm Pattis told jurors it was not their job to bankrupt Jones so he would stop broadcasting lies.