Devlin Barrett, Dan Morse, Ellie Silverman
A man with a gun and a knife was detained by police early Wednesday morning near Brett M. Kavanaugh’s Maryland home after making threats against the Supreme Court justice, according to local and federal officials.
Authorities identified the man as Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, Calif., charging him with the attempted murder of a federal judge. The criminal complaint did not specifically name Kavanaugh. Efforts to immediately reach Roske’s family were unsuccessful. It is unclear whether he has an attorney.
Two U.S. deputy marshals spotted Roske get out of a cab in front of a justice’s Montgomery County home around 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, according to the criminal complaint detailing Roske’s alleged actions and motivations.
He looked at the marshals and then walked down the street, according to the complaint. Not long after, according to the complaint, the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center received a call from Roske saying he was suicidal and came to kill a specific Supreme Court justice.
Two people familiar with the investigation said the man was taken into custody by police after telling officers he wanted to kill Kavanaugh.
Supreme Court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in a statement that a man was arrested near the justice’s residence after making “threats against Justice Kavanaugh.” Shiera Goff, a spokeswoman for the department, also said Montgomery County police responded to a call for service early Wednesday morning in the area of Kavanaugh’s Chevy Chase home, where officers took a man into custody and transported him to a local police station….READ FULL ARTICLE HERE…(msn.com)
