Posted on 04/09/2025 6:34:06 PM PDT by ransomnote
Arrested by US Marshals on June 7, 2022, outside the home of a Maryland Supreme Court judge.
Excerpt: "Roske then stated that he was upset about a recently leaked Supreme Court draft decision on abortion as well as the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas."
Nicholas John Roske, 29, of Simi Valley, California, pleaded guilty today to attempting to kill a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
“This calculated attempt on the life of a sitting U.S. Supreme Court Justice was a heinous attack on the Court itself,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “Anyone who thinks they can use violence or intimidation to influence our courts will be met with the full force of the law and face up to life in prison.”
“Nicholas Roske sought to commit a despicable, premeditated attack on a Supreme Court Justice and today is another step toward accountability,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “No violent attacks can be tolerated, whether those targeted are public officials or private citizens – and the FBI and our partners will aggressively investigate and bring to justice all those who engage in such plots.”
“The attempted assassination of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice is an extreme, brazen act, one that we — along with our federal, local, and state law-enforcement partners — will not tolerate,” said U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes for the District of Maryland. “It’s through these partnerships that we’re able to hold criminals accountable and uphold the rule of law. We are committed to relentlessly pursuing and prosecuting those who are involved in planning and executing acts of violence against others.”
As part of his guilty plea, Roske admitted that on June 7, 2022, he flew from Los Angeles International Airport to Dulles International Airport with a firearm and ammunition in his checked baggage. He then took a taxi from the airport to Montgomery County, Maryland, with the intent to kill the Supreme Court Justice.
According to the criminal complaint and the Government’s factual allegations, on June 8, 2022, at approximately 1:05 a.m., two Deputy U.S. Marshals, protecting the residence of a Supreme Court Justice, observed Roske arrive in and get out of a taxi in front of the residence. Roske wore black clothing and had a backpack and suitcase. Upon observing Roske, the two Deputy U.S. Marshals started to get out of their vehicles as the defendant proceeded to walk down the street.
Shortly after, Roske told a Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center call taker that he was having homicidal and suicidal thoughts, had a gun in his suitcase, and flew from California to kill a specific Supreme Court Justice.
Montgomery County Police Department officers responded to the location and took Roske into custody. A search of Roske’s suitcase and backpack revealed a firearm; black tactical chest rig and tactical knife; two magazines, each containing 10 rounds of ammunition; 17 additional rounds of ammunition; pepper spray; zip ties; a hammer; screwdrivers; a nail punch; a crowbar; a pistol light; duct tape; hiking boots with padding on the outside of the soles; and lock-pick tools, along with other items.
Law enforcement transported Roske to a Montgomery County Police Department station where he was read his Miranda rights. Roske then stated that he was upset about a recently leaked Supreme Court draft decision on abortion as well as the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The defendant also admitted that he came from California with the intent to use the firearm and burglary tools and to kill the Supreme Court Justice.
Roske faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman scheduled sentencing for Oct. 3. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
U.S. Attorney Hayes commended the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, MCPD, and Police Department for the U.S. Supreme Court for their work and cooperation in the investigation.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Thomas M. Sullivan and Coreen Mao for the District of Maryland are prosecuting the case, with valuable assistance from Trial Attorney John Cella of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.
Updated April 8, 2025TopicsNational SecurityViolent CrimePress Release Number: 25-353
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It didn't occur to him to be dropped off a block away, and ease in?
The article is very confusing. It alternately says the attempt was against a “U.S. Supreme Court” justice and a “Maryland Supreme Court” Justice. And why is this process taking so long? This happened nearly three years ago.
Not from Babylon Bee.
🎼But if you go carrying pictures of Coreen Mao,
you ain't gonna make it with anyone any how.🎶
RE: taxi in front....
And come back out and say to the waiting taxi driver like James Bond in Thunderball after the woman he had been dancing with has been shot—
“Do you mind if my friend sits this one out? She’s just dead”.
I just found out it was US Supreme Court Justice. Going to post the following thread now:
“California man angry about abortion, gun rights cases pleads guilty to trying to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh”
I agree!
“scheduled sentencing for Oct. 3.”
The defendant pleaded guilty, trial over. Why in the world does it take 6 months to sentence the guy?
Upon the guilty plea, why didn’t the judge just say “life in prison, bailiff take him away”.
Because it was Merrick Garland now its Pam Bondi.
What is the left’s obsession with killing someone? If not an unborn child, CEO or a school shooting, then a Supreme Court member or President Trump. They just cannot help themselves.
***he was having homicidal and suicidal thoughts,***
Again, proof we should reopen the mental hospitals closed in the 1970s.
When closed and the crazies dumped on the streets, the mass murder rate took off like a rocket.
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