Man accused in 2022 Kavanaugh assassination plot to plead guilty, lawyers say
- Nicholas John Roske will plead guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, according to his attorneys' court filing.
- Roske was arrested near Kavanaugh's home in June 2022 while armed with a gun, a knife, and zip ties.
- The charge against Roske carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, and he intends to plead guilty without a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.
- Roske expressed anger over gun control laws and believed Kavanaugh would loosen them, as mentioned in an affidavit.
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Man to plead guilty in plot to kill Kavanaugh
WASHINGTON — A man will plead guilty to trying to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in a Washington, D.C., suburb nearly three years ago, his attorneys said in a court filing Wednesday.
Man to plead guilty to trying to kill Supreme Court justice
A California man who flew across the country with a plan to assassinate a conservative US Supreme Court judge will plead guilty to the attempted killing, lawyers said Wednesday in a court filing.Nicholas Roske, 29, was arrested in June 2022 outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house in a Maryland subur...
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