The federal government has asked a judge to sentence people who tried to kill Supreme Court justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s Up to 30 years in prison.
The government said in a 34-page sentencing memorandum filed on Friday. Nicholas Roske Plans assassination of justice Kavano There are two others, detailing his search for their home address in the app discord and information about what would happen if a particular justice was to be killed.
In the court documents of Roske’s lawyer, they identified him as “Sophie Roske” and “Ms. Roske”, which suggests that the attempted assassin is now identifying as a woman.
Roske used Discord to communicate potential killings and searched the internet for terms such as “insanity.”
“Nicholas RoskeThe application reads, disagrees with the bedrock principle of our government system, and attempts to overturn this judicial independence principle through judicial assassination. ”
Some of them Rosk’s Searches and messages include:
“[W]You think it will happen if [last name of Associate Justice] Dead? ”
“There are also 5-4 majority rightists, so if a conservative justice dies, then it will be 5-4 for leftists”
“The country that is most unlikely to extradite to the United States”
“[Y]EAH, but I can get at least one, which will change the votes for decades to come. [A]I’m shooting 3 inches
“[P]Eople killed the judge before”
“How much force does it take to stab someone in the neck” and “The most effective way to kill someone silently”
“Twisting or dragging the knife will cause more damage” and “How to break the lock”
Rosea California man who pleaded guilty earlier this year in a plot to kill justice Kavano. He was angry with the Republican majority Court’s in the Abortion Ruling and the Second Amendment in 2022.
RoseSince he called, 29, he has been in custody and reported outside the judicial process Kavanaugh’s Chevy Chase, Maryland, home.
On June 8, 2022, the American Marshal stationed outside the home of Justice was discovered Rose When he left the taxi.
The defendant then walked along the road and called 911 himself. Authorities say he said he had traveled from his home in the Simi Valley, California to kill justice, had guns in his suitcase and had suicidal thoughts.
Local police arrived and arrested the Mr. Rose. According to court documents, they reported that his gear A Glock 17 pistol, tactical vest, tactical knife, ammunition, pepper spray, zipper tie and tools, including crowbars.
Police say Rose Admit angry court It seems ready to overthrow Roev. Wade, the case established a national abortion right and was frustrated by the way he believed it was just Kavano Will dominate and gun rights cases.
Defendant plans to kill justice Kavano To give him a life, he told the police at the time.
• Matt Delaney contributed to the story.
