The agency moved in after the Simi Valley, Calif. man was arrested outside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home in Maryland.
Nicholas John Roske, 26, was charged with the attempted murder a Supreme Court Justice. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.CBS Los Angeles reportsRoske was taken into custody overnight Wednesday near Kavanaugh's home and his backpack and suitcase were seized.
"Threats of violence and actual violence against the justices strike at the heart of our democracy," said Attorney General Merrick Garland. Court documents state that Roske was upset about the leak of a recent Supreme Court draft decision to possibly overturn Roe v. Wade and was concernedRoske also told the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center he had traveled from California to Maryland to kill a specific Supreme Court justice and had a firearm in his suitcase while having"suicidal thoughts," Department of Justice officials said.
Roske's grandfather, Dan Shannon, told CBS Los Angeles the allegations against his grandson are"extremely" out of character for him.Neighbor Zach Quadri told the station,"They were always nice people so it's a surprise more than anything." "I think that it's a scary time we live in and people really need to look out for one another and mental health is a big issue going on in the world," said another neighbor.
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