WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland filed a sentencing memorandum Friday seeking a 30-year prison term for Nicholas John Roske, who pleaded guilty on April 8 to the attempted murder of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Roske admitted to traveling from California to Maryland with the intent to kill the Justice at his residence. The case has drawn national attention due to its implications on judicial security and political violence.
“This attempt against the life of a Supreme Court Justice was an attack on the entire judicial system that cannot go unpunished,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “This Department of Justice condemns political violence and our prosecutors will ensure that this disturbed individual faces severe consequences for his deranged actions.”
Sentencing will be determined by a federal judge at a later date.
