Biden-Appointed Judge Sentences Would-Be Kavanaugh Assassin To Over Eight Years In Prison

Greenbelt, Maryland —Nicholas Roske, who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, was sentenced on Friday to over eight years in prison.

Judge Deborah Boardman, a Biden appointee, said it is important to send a message to people who are considering harming judges over disagreements with their decisions, especially now when threats are at an “all time high.”

“ actions before her self-reporting of this crime were extremely serious, were properly prosecuted, and a significant sentence of incarceration is necessary to promote respect for the law,” Boardman said. “Political violence, even unexecuted plans of political violence, must be prosecuted and punished.”

Roske’s 97-month sentence will be followed by a lifetime of supervised release.

The government asked for a 30-year sentence to send “the unequivocal, clear, and strong message” that attempted violence against the judiciary and public officials will not be tolerated. Attorney General Pam BondirespondedFriday by saying that the Department of Justice (DOJ) “will be appealing the woefully insufficient sentence imposed by the district court, which does not reflect the horrific facts of this case.”

On June 8, 2022, Roske was arrested with burglary tools and a firearm outside Kavanaugh’s Maryland home after placing a call to 911,tellingthe dispatcher he came from California to kill the justice and himself. A draft of the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse Roe v. Wade had leaked just a month prior.

“I have been portrayed as a monster and this tragic mistake that I made will follow me for the rest of my life,” Roske told the judge, apologizing to Kavanaugh, to his family and “for contributing to the fear judges experience.”