Jones, founder of the Infowars radio show and webcast, is on trial in Texas to determine how much he and his company, Free Speech Systems LLC, must pay for spreading falsehoods about the killing of 20 children and six staff members at the elementary school Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, the parents of murdered six-year-old Jesse Lewis, testified during the two-week trial in Austin that Jones’ fans harassed them and sent them death threats for years under the false belief they were lying. the death of the son. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register During closing arguments Wednesday, their attorney, Kyle Farrar, urged jurors to put an end to their nightmare and hold Jones responsible for profiting off their son’s death. “He was making money out of it by spreading misinformation and spreading lies,” Farrar said. Federico Reynal, Jones’ attorney, admitted during his closing argument that Jones and Infowars reported “irresponsibly” on Sandy Hook, but said his client was not responsible for the harassment. “We live in a community where some people just don’t have the balance and are going to take action on their own,” Reynal said. Jones on Wednesday sought to distance himself from past lies that the shooting was a hoax, saying it was “crazy” for him to repeatedly make that claim. Alex Jones enters the courtroom in front of Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, the parents of 6-year-old Sand Hook victim Jesse Lewis, at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas, U.S., July 28, 2022. Briana Sanchez/Pool via REUTERS read more Jones, who previously admitted the shooting took place, told jurors the shooting was “100 percent real.” In a surprise move, Mark Bankston, another lawyer for the parents, said during cross-examination on Wednesday that Jones’ legal team had “messed up” and mistakenly sent the plaintiffs’ legal team a folder containing strategy notes trial and texts of years. Bankston said the records undermine Jones’ testimony that he had no Sandy Hook text. Bankston also accused Jones of approaching the trial in bad faith, citing broadcasts where Jones said the trial was rigged against him and that the jury pool was full of people who “don’t know what planet they’re on.” The attorney on Wednesday showed jurors an image from Jones’ broadcast that Bankston said showed Judge Maya Guerra Gamble, who is overseeing the case, on fire. Jones replied that the image showed Lady Justice on fire, not Gumble. Judge Gamble admonished Jones on Tuesday for not telling the truth under oath after he falsely told jurors he was bankrupt and had complied with plaintiffs’ requests for information. “It seems unreasonable to instruct you again that you must tell the truth while testifying,” he said. “But here I am.” Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy last week. Jones said during Monday’s broadcast that the filing will help the company stay on the air while it appeals. Sandy Hook gunman Adam Lanza, 20, used a Remington Bushmaster rifle to carry out the massacre. It ended when Lanza killed himself to the sound of approaching police sirens. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Jack Queen. Editing by Amy Stevens, Noeleen Walder and Howard Goller Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.