Roske was later indicted on a charge of attempting to assassinate a justice of the United States and could face a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.
Nicholas John Roske, accused of attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, pleaded not guilty Wednesday, at a hearing at the Southern Division Courthouse, in Greenbelt, Maryland.
An FBI affidavit said that two U.S. deputy marshals saw someone dressed in black and carrying a suitcase arrive in a taxi at Kavanaugh's home in the middle of the night. Shortly after his arrival there, Roske called 911 saying he was having suicidal thoughts and had a gun, according to the court documents. Montgomery County police officers took Roske into custody without further issue, and no one was injured.
He told investigators after his arrest that he was upset about the leaked Supreme Court draft decision indicating a majority of the justices supported the overturning of the landmark abortion decision Roe v. Wade, the affidavit said. Court documents state that Roske also cited the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and said he thought Kavanaugh would side with decisions to loosen gun laws.
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