by LifeZette News Staff at LifeZette
The Justice Department has filed a sentencing memorandum describing in detail the plot by Nicholas “Sophie” Roske to assassinate not only Justice Brett Kavanaugh but as many as three Supreme Court justices, calling the months-long plan a form of terrorism directed against the judiciary.
Prosecutors are requesting a sentence of at least 30 years in prison following Roske’s guilty plea to attempting to assassinate a justice.
The filing, submitted Friday in federal court in Maryland, outlines Roske’s extensive preparation before he traveled to Kavanaugh’s Maryland home in the early morning hours of June 8, 2022.
According to prosecutors, Roske spent months conducting online research, acquiring weapons, and mapping out addresses of Supreme Court justices.
The document cites messages sent by Roske on Discord, including one in which he stated he was “shooting for 3” and noted that “people have killed judges before.”
Investigators also discovered a saved Google map with what Roske believed were the home addresses of four justices.
The Justice Department said Roske left California carrying a Glock 17 handgun,…
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