Man accused in 2022 Kavanaugh assassination plot to plead guilty, lawyers say
- Nicholas Roske, a California man, will plead guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, according to his lawyers' court filing.
- Roske was arrested in June 2022 outside Kavanaugh's home with weapons and burglary gear, stating he wanted to "give his life a purpose" by committing murder.
- His motivations included a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade and the Uvalde school shooting, which he believed would impact gun control.
- Roske faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, and his trial is scheduled for June 9, 2025.
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Man Accused of Trying to Kill Supreme Court Justice Intends to Plead Guilty
The man who allegedly planned to kill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh intends to plead guilty, according to a new court filing. Nicholas Roske acknowledges that U.S. prosecutors would prove at trial that he traveled to Kavanaugh’s Maryland home in 2022 “with the intent to kill the Associate Justice and then himself,” the filing, lodged on April 2 and signed by Roske, stated. Lawyers for Roske told U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman …
Networks Skip Suspect in Attempted Kavanaugh Assassination Seeking Guilty Plea
Networks Skip Suspect in Attempted Kavanaugh Assassination Seeking Guilty Plea Amid the latest blow in Signalgate and the torrent of negative stories about President Trump’s tariffs, the “Big Three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC used the opportunity to completely ignore word Wednesday the suspect who allegedly wanted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 has decided to plead guilty, possibly sending him to a sentence of life in pr…
Nicholas Roske - California Democrat who threatened Justice Kavanaugh pleads guilty
The California Democrat who traveled across the country, threatening to assassinate Justice Bret Kavanaugh over his vote on the Dobbs bill. The man who tried to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is officially pleading guilty—and you’re not hearing nearly enough about it. Nicholas Roske, a California man, traveled cross-country with a pistol, crowbar, zip ties, ammo, and the intent to kill a sitting U.S. Supreme… pic.twitter.com/AD3BfxPK7V — K…
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