Man Arrested at Brett Kavanaugh’s Home for Assassination Attempt

Nicholas Roske was apprehended near the justice's house in Maryland.

A California man plotting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested last night. Nicholas Roske was apprehended near the justice’s house in Maryland and has now been charged with attempted murder. The FBI says he was carrying a suitcase and backpack filled with a glock 17 pistol, two magazines, ammunition, a tactical knife, zip ties, and more. Roske called authorities on himself, saying he was having suicidal thoughts and that he was upset about the leak of the Supreme Court opinion related to abortion rights. He stated that he began thinking about how to give his life a purpose and decided that he would kill the Supreme Court justice” after breaking into his home.