US man to plead guilty to trying to kill Supreme Court justice

By AFP
April 03, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh listens to remarks at U.S. Vice President JD Vances residence during a visit by Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin, ahead of St. Patricks Day, in Washington, March 12, 2025. —Reuters
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh listens to remarks at U.S. Vice President JD Vance's residence during a visit by Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin, ahead of St. Patrick's Day, in Washington, March 12, 2025. —Reuters

WASHINGTON: A California man who flew across the country with a plan to assassinate a conservative US Supreme Court judge will plead guilty to the attempted killing, lawyers said Wednesday in a court filing.

Nicholas Roske, 29, was arrested in June 2022 outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh´s house in a Maryland suburb of the US capital carrying a semi-automatic Glock 17 pistol, a knife and tactical vest, according to documents filed earlier in federal court.

He told officials at the time he was upset about mass shootings and looming Supreme Court rulings on abortion and gun rights.