In a dramatic climax to the trial of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, a Connecticut jury Wednesday handed up a verdict calling for a total of $965 million in compensatory damages to more than a dozen plaintiffs. Each of the 15 plaintiffs received different amounts in defamation and slander damages, and emotional damages.

The jury also said there should be an award of punitive damages, the amount of which is expected to be decided at a hearing set for Nov. 7. Jones was not present in the courtroom.