Nicolas John Roske, 26, has been charged with allegedly making death threats to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Maryland Officers probing murder conspiracy Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh issues a 911 call, in which 26-year-old Nicolas Roske calls himself a cop.
Roske was charged with attempted murder earlier this week.
Roske, who traveled thousands of miles through the Simi Valley after 1 p.m. on a Wednesday, californiaCalled the police saying: ‘I need mental support.’
When police came to arrest him, Roske had taken a taxi cab within a block of Kavanaugh’s home. He had previously told a 911 operator that he had traveled Hurt ‘Brett Kavanaugh … Supreme Court Justice.’
Roske had traveled to a burglary facility with the equipment, including a gun and even a special pair of hiking boots with soles that allowed for quiet movement inside a home. was.
Roske told the 911 operator that he had thoughts of suicide and murder, as well as that he intended to kill a sitting Supreme Court judge. Washington Examiner description.
‘I’ve been taking them for a long time,’ Roske said. ‘I’m from California. I have come here to take action against them.
Roske explained how he intended to hurt someone and himself.
In the photograph, Roske tells the 911 operator that he had thoughts of suicide and murder with the intention of killing a sitting Supreme Court judge.
In 911 calls, Roske (left and right) reportedly told operators she wanted abortion rights, as well as leaked a recent Supreme Court draft regarding the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Is. were upset. Old photos depict them left and right
‘I had brought a gun with me, but it was taken off and locked in the case. … It’s in a suitcase. This is a black suitcase. … I stand near it, but the suitcase is zip-tied. I have just arrived from the airport.
Roske first made two calls to 911 and promised to call back with his location.
When he arrived at Kavanaugh’s home in Maryland on Wednesday morning, he saw a pair of deputy US marshals stationed outside, who were part of the Supreme Court justice’s routine security detail.
Roske turned around the corner to turn on himself before calling 911.
‘I’m standing now, but I can sit, whatever. I want to be completely obedient. So whatever they want from me, I will do.’ Roske told the 911 operator.
FBI agents are seen in Simi Valley, Roske, California, on Wednesday night after being arrested for alleged conspiracy to murder.
When police searched Roske’s open bag and suitcase, they found a newly purchased pistol, a black tactical chest rig, a tactical knife, and pepper spray, as well as two magazines and ammunition.
Roske also had a hammer, screwdriver, nail punch, crow bar, and hiking boots, along with zip ties and duct tape.
During the confession to a 911 operator, he described how he had left his home in California while his parents were on vacation in Hawaii and had put all their equipment and weapons in their luggage.
Asked why he planned to hurt himself and Kavanaugh, he said: ‘I didn’t think I could survive it.’
Roske later told investigators that he was upset by the prospect of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in the coming months.
He also said he was unhappy with Kavanaugh’s potential role in loosening gun laws in a separate high-profile case that has yet to come up before court.
Protesters return to Kavanaugh’s Maryland home just hours after Roske was arrested for carrying a disturbing arsenal of weapons and equipment
A woman wearing a ‘false’ sign with Kavanaugh’s face on it and another saying ‘Mind your uterus’ exits her home on Wednesday night
Roske is now in custody and has been charged with federal charges of “attempt to murder a Supreme Court judge.”
If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison as well as a fine of up to $50,000.
The arrests came as the court was preparing to issue a potentially landmark ruling on politically charged cases over gun rights and abortion by the end of June.
A draft opinion on abortion that leaked in early May, written by conservative Justice Samuel Alito, suggested that the court was ready to overturn a five-decade-old Roe v Wade ruling that ruled women should was a constitutional right. abortion
If Alito’s draft opinion proceeds with the support of a majority of judges, it would likely allow several states to immediately implement complete or almost complete restrictions on the process.
Kavanaugh and his wife are parents to two young daughters. They all live in the house that was apparently targeted by the suspect
The prospect has sparked anger and frustration among abortion rights advocates, and has sparked protests in the homes of Kavanaugh, Alito, and Chief Justice John Roberts.
Following the leak and protests, security for the judges was increased and barriers were raised around the court to prevent protesters from approaching the building.
Attorney General Merrick Garland referred to Roske’s threat during a press conference on Wednesday.
‘This is clearly behavior we will not tolerate. Threats of violence and genuine violence against judges certainly strike the heart of our democracy. And we will do everything we can to stop them and hold those people accountable,’ Garland said.
Police stand guard as abortion rights activists protest near the home of US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Chevy Chase, Maryland, September 2021
Kavanaugh is one of six judges in the conservative wing of the court against the three progressives, but he is not considered as radical as Alito or some of the others on the bench.
A Catholic native of Washington, her nomination to the High Court in 2018 has sparked a particularly heated debate over her views on women’s and abortion rights.
Her confirmation gave the Conservatives a 5-4 majority in court, which increased when Catholic, staunch anti-abortion Justice Amy Connie Barrett joined in October 2020.
The leak of Alito’s draft opinion fueled speculation that someone was hoping to push the court in one direction or another in its final decision on abortion.
Some analysts believe that Roberts and Kavanaugh may occupy a middle position on the final decision to partially retain abortion protections in the original Roe v Wade decision of 1973.