Man accused in 2022 Kavanaugh assassination plot to plead guilty, lawyers say
- Nicholas Roske, accused of attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, is set to plead guilty, as stated by his attorneys in a court filing.
- Roske was arrested in 2022 near Kavanaugh's home while armed with a gun and a tactical knife, according to federal authorities.
- His motivation included anger over the Supreme Court's stance on Roe v. Wade and frustration with the Uvalde school shooting, as noted in an FBI affidavit.
- Roske faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and has a trial scheduled for June 9, as indicated by the court's previous proceedings.
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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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