Who Was Really Behind The Kavanaugh Assassination Attempt?

By Emanuel Eisen | Friday, 10 June 2022 05:15 AM
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Who Was Really Behind The Kavanaugh Assassination Attempt?

A heavily armed 26-year-old man who was arrested on Wednesday near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house supposedly told authorities he wanted to kill the conservative jurist and then himself.

He was identified as Nicholas John Roske of Simi Valley, California in a news release from the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland.

"Roske allegedly told detectives that he was upset about the leak of a recent Supreme Court draft decision regarding the right to abortion as well as the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas," Maryland officials said.

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He was charged with attempted murder of a US judge and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

An accompanying court filing also states Roske was armed with a "black tactical chest rig and tactical knife, a Glock 17 pistol with two magazines and ammunition, pepper spray, zip ties, a hammer, screwdriver, nail punch, crow bar, pistol light, duct tape, hiking boots with padding on the outside of the soles, and other items."

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Officials suggest Roske took a taxi cab to the front of Kavanaugh's home after finding his address online.

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Two Deputy U.S. Marshals saw him walk out the vehicle at 1:05 am and look their way before walking down the street.

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Roske turned himself in by calling 911 while in Kavanaugh's neighborhood, and notifying them that he was armed and suicidal. He told responding authorities that he wanted to kill a "specific Supreme Court justice," the filing states.

He was detained in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Supreme Court spokesperson Patricia McCabe proved to DailyMail.com in a statement.

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"At approximately 1:50 a.m. today, a man was arrested near Justice Kavanaugh’s residence. The man was armed and made threats against Justice Kavanaugh. He was transported to Montgomery County Police 2nd District," she said.

It comes in the wake of a series of demonstrations across the country over abortion rights - including outside of Supreme Court justices' homes - that has also seen churches, pro-life centers and abortion clinics come under attack from those with differing views.

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Republicans in Congress that urged the White House to take a stronger position against the demonstrations now accuse the administration of fostering the conditions which allowed the incident to occur.

People familiar with the investigation told the Washington Post that the man was also upset over the recent slew of mass shootings across the country that's claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks.

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It's not clear if Kavanaugh or his family were home at the time. DailyMail.com reached out to the Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland for comment but was referred to the FBI for specific details on the suspect.

The FBI said they had no additional information to provide.

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