HARTFORD, Conn. — Conspiracy theorist and InfoWars founder Alex Jones failed to appear for a deposition Wednesday by families of Sandy Hook school massacre victims, and he could face arrest if he ignores an order from a Connecticut judge that he make himself available to answer questions on Thursday.
After a series of delays, Jones was supposed to appear for a deposition Wednesday and Thursday in Austin, Texas, where his company is based. Relatives of children murdered in the 2012 school shooting want to question him in connection with his broadcast assertions that the massacre was a hoax.
Jones’ absence from the deposition, which he already had postponed, is the latest in a series of delays that have held up movement on the suit. Frustrated by such delays, Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis took the extraordinary step late last year of issuing a default order against Jones — effectively settling the suit in favor of the families and leaving only the question of damages against Jones and his businesses unresolved. The deposition was to be part of the process leading to the calculation of a damage award.
