The Attempted Assassination Of Brett Kavanaugh Explained
A quick recap of an aborted attempt on the Supreme Court Justice’s life
On June 8th, a lone individual was arrested for the attempted murder of US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Montgomery County, Maryland (1). Suspect Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, California, reportedly traveled 2,600 miles from his West Coast home after discovering Kavanaugh’s address online.
A Criminal Complaint against Roske was filed on June 8th, detailing his murder-suicide plot against Kavanaugh (2).
According to the affidavit, Roske disclosed to investigators that he intended to assassinate Kavanaugh following the May 2nd leak of a draft opinion on the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which protects women’s rights to abortion in the United States (3).
The draft (4), authored by Justice Samuel Alito in February, declares that the 1973 ruling was “egregiously wrong from the start” (pg. 6) and must be “overruled” (pg. 5). A final decision on the matter might be made by July, if not sooner (5).
The Incident.
On June 8th, Roske took a taxicab to Kavanaugh’s residence in Chevy Chase, MD, at 1:05 AM. He reportedly wore a grey shirt and black pants while carrying a suitcase and a…
