Justice Department Seeks 30-Year Sentence for Would-Be Kavanaugh Assassin

The defendant’s attorneys said the sentence should not exceed eight years.

Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh poses for an official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

The Department of Justice said on Sept. 19 that it will seek a sentence of at least 30 years behind bars for Nicholas John Roske for attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh three years ago.

Roske was dressed in black when he was arrested the morning of June 8, 2022, while carrying a gun, a knife, and zip ties near Kavanaugh’s home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a Washington suburb, according to an affidavit.