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Man Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Murder Justice Kavanaugh

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh | Image by Getty Images

On Wednesday, a 26-year-old man from Simi Valley, California, was charged with the attempted murder of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh following a 911 call made by the suspect.

At approximately 1 a.m. on June 8, Nicholas John Roske allegedly arrived outside of Kavanaugh’s residence in Montgomery County, Maryland, dressed in black and armed with a gun, a knife, and zip ties. Roske reportedly obtained the justice’s home address online.

Two U.S. Marshals providing security services for Kavanaugh noticed Roske exiting a taxi near the justice’s home. Marshals are a part of the round-the-clock security granted to the justices following recent pro-abortion protests that have taken place in front of the residences of the Supreme Court justices.

Roske was arrested after calling 911, reportedly claiming to have suicidal thoughts and a plan to murder Kavanaugh. Roske allegedly had a Glock 17 pistol, ammo, a knife, zip ties, pepper spray, duct tape, and other items that he told authorities he would use to get into Kavanaugh’s residence and kill him, according to a criminal complaint and an affidavit filed in federal court in Maryland. He also stated that he would kill himself.

The suspect allegedly told police that he was upset over the leaked draft suggesting that the Supreme Court may overturn Roe v. Wade. Roske also stated that he was upset about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and reportedly expressed his belief that Kavanaugh would vote to “weaken gun control,” according to the affidavit.

During his 10-minute initial appearance in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland, Roske paused many times before replying to routine questions from U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Sullivan.

“I think I have a reasonable understanding, but I wouldn’t say I’m thinking clearly,” Roske said when asked if he knew what was going on and if he was thinking clearly.

Roske reportedly stated that he is on medication, but he did not specify what it is or why he is taking it. He also added that he is a college graduate.

His next court appearance is scheduled for June 22. The maximum sentence for attempted murder is 20 years in prison.

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41 Comments

  1. James

    Don’t forget to start the impeachment hearings for Chuck Schumer,…who did what Trump was accused and currently under committee investigation for criminal charges. Schumer inciting people to “get him” (Kavanaugh) on May 5th? Schumer telling people to break the law over the abortion review.

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    • Nick Lalumia

      And don’t forget what Trump tried to do… Jan 6 th

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      • caseyp

        Is the commission going to mention who turned down the 20,000 National Guard troops that President Trump authorized. If President Trump planned the Jan 6 “insurrection” as the commission are claiming then why didn’t the FBI, CIA or Capital Police know anything about it. Someth that big involving that many people could not have been kept secret unless it was planned by the Democrats and they were told to keep quiet. Is the commission going to say why no Democrats, Capitol Police or FBI have never been interviewed? Is the commission going to say why no videos have ever been released? Is the commission going to say why not one single person has been charged with insurrection? The commission and investigation is just another failed attempt to find a way to stop President from running for President in 2024.

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        • Robert Lee Burnett

          Arte you some kind of stupid. Trump and his Trumpkins tried to overthrow an election. It’s people like you who thinks he’s God. The true God will get him and the rest straighten out fast.

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          • bill monroe

            Your ignorance is appalling. Quit watching CNN and MSNBC! The election was a fraud. How much more info do you need? It’s coming out everyday of all the fraud. Mail-in ballots were illegal. Stop showing everyone how big of a fool you are.

          • patch

            almost all your blind comments were not found true. WAKE UP.

          • Nancy Sanders

            Man you are truly delusional

          • Vance

            He’s stupid and delusional.

        • bill monroe

          Someone on the inside had to open the doors from the inside. That should tell anyone that it was an inside job!

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      • bill monroe

        Oh, PUH_LEEZE! Why don’t you do a little research on the subject instead of just watching CNN

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      • John W

        What exactly was that?

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      • Cindy Hamilton

        And what Bill Clinton did.
        And what Hilliary Clinton did.
        And what Hunter and Joe Biden did.
        And waht Obama did.
        If you call out one, call out all of them ! Otherwise your a hypocrit !

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    • deb

      this is a ridiculous allegation…no such thing happened. Schumer did not say “get him”. You’re probably listening to the same type of news outlet telling their listeners that hammers, not guns are #1 weapon used in this country. You go on down that road…it’s your ears, your brain, your life.

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      • caseyp

        Schumer did say, “You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price”. After which he mentioned the names, Kavanaugh and Gorsuch.

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        • Tony

          I suspect that “the price” Schumer was referring to was at the ballot box, when the 70% of U.S. voters who are Pro-Choice vote in November’s election. Donald Trump’s message was a lot more clear when he suggested that Hillary Clinton could be successfully counteracted by “the Second Amendment people/”

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      • bill monroe

        Um, evidently you didn’t listen to his speech. He did say it!

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      • Roy

        The UCR Programhttps://crime-data-explorer.app.cloud.gov/assets/images/external-link.jpg provided updated data for 2020 on September 27, 2021.

        Sort By: Category
        Handguns

        69,993

        Firearms, type not stated

        28,444

        Knives or cutting instruments

        17,383

        Other weapons or weapons not stated

        9,605

        Personal weapons (hands/fists/feet/etc.)

        7,634

        Blunt objects (clubs/hammers/etc.)

        5,034

        Rifles

        3,385

        Shotgun

        2,855

        Other guns

        1,314

        Asphyxiation

        1,038

        Strangulation

        938

        Narcotics

        863

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    • David

      Schumer is a senator. Members of Congress cannot be impeached. They can be expelled from Congress by a majority vote of their respective house, but not impeached. Only presidents, vice presidents, judges, and civil servants can be impeached. Senators and representatives do not fit into any of the categories.

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  2. George Lacy

    The price of freedom… that’s what Republicans say…

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    • bill monroe

      That’s a load of BS!

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  3. Benjamin Ben-David

    The far left will celebrate this. That means the Nazi Brown Shirts of the Democrats, Antifa and BLM.

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  4. caseyp

    I wonder which George Soros funded organization and how much the guy was paid to attempt the murder Judge Kavanaugh.

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  5. Anna Williams

    Let’s have some common sense. We as a country have more than anyone are acting the crazy people.

    The most ungrateful people in the world. We need to cap this hatred!!😢

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  6. Nancy

    He needs to go to jail!!

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    • bill monroe

      Well, the guy that attempted to murder Reagan is walking free now. As long as punishment don’t fit the crime and they keep blaming the gun, the killing will continue!

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  7. Vance

    Round the clock security fir judges but our schools are open range ???it’s

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    • Norma Esquivel

      Yeah that’s congress for you. Looking out only for themselves

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    • bill monroe

      Who was it that made schools a gun free zone? Senator Joe Biden! This could be stopped over night but they don’t want too, they just want to blame the gun!

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  8. Dal Smith

    They need to triple the max 20 year sentence they spoke of for attempting murder! This is just another brainwashed punk liberal retard that is polluting the country! He needs the most harsh sentence that is available, we don’t need him back loose in our society!

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    • bill monroe

      Or ten years and everyday it’s hard labor from sun up to sun down!

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  9. Norma Esquivel

    That’s why Trump should be convicted because he got his cult to try to hang Pence. And he’s an ex President even more.

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    • bill monroe

      BS! Pence hung himself. Read the constitution!

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      • Herbertificus

        Pence is useless as a Republican. He’s spineless and he doesn’t truly realize just how evil and aggressive and relentless the Left is. Pence thinks it’s still 1975, when we can all do a big group hug and “agree to agree on most things,” when the fact is that today’s Democrat party is hard Leftist and has nothing in common with either the Constitution and the freedom it stands for or the Republican party. There IS no “common ground” between the two parties anymore.

        Pence is decades behind the times and that makes him criminally naive.

        He’s not worth talking about.

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  10. bill monroe

    Throw the book at him and start enforcing the laws on the books. Then charge Hunter Biden for lying to get a pistol.

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  11. Nancy Sanders

    He should get the medical help he needs. He did turn himself in before he committed the act

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    • I’m Bob

      Well said. Don’t ruin his life without giving him a chance.

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  12. I’m Bob

    This was a cry for help. This guy didn’t want to kill anybody. Get him some help and let’s get smart about mental illness and addiction. If three people say you need help who are responsible adults, you get help for thirty days for starters. No stigma, no high cost, no nonsense.

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  13. Vance

    So he didn’t actually attempt to murder the judge. He only threatened him. That’s a big difference

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  14. Rod

    This fake news tried to make it look like our Supreme Court conservative judge was guilty of something, just to get your attention to open up this silly article.

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  15. Jan Winstead

    Any attempt on anybody’s life should be unexcused.

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  16. Phil

    Well, play the game straight for everyone. Was there an actual attempt? Was the person mentally sane due to his lack of meds. If he called it in with any attack, is that attempted murder.

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