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Judge Sentences Kavanaugh Assassination-Plotter to 97 Months, Far Below DOJ Request

The judge said Roske’s self-surrender showed abandonment of the plot, warranting a far lower term than prosecutors sought.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh listens to remarks at U.S. Vice President JD Vance's residence during a visit by Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin, ahead of St. Patrick's Day, in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis
FILE - Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is seen at the Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 3, 2018. Nicholas John Roske, the California man accused of plotting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, had a more expansive goal to change the makeup of the Supreme Court in discussions he had in online chat rooms, according to a recent federal court filing. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
FILE - Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait following the addition of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court has begun a new term after Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was officially added to the bench in September. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman imposed a 97-month prison term and lifetime supervised release on Sophie Roske at a Greenbelt, Maryland hearing.
  • Roske pleaded guilty in April to attempting to assassinate Justice Brett Kavanaugh after traveling from California to his Maryland neighborhood in June 2022.
  • Court records and prosecutors detailed a Glock 17, ammunition, zip ties, pepper spray, burglary tools and other items recovered, with some displayed in court.
  • Prosecutors urged at least 30 years to life, arguing months of planning and a grave threat to the judiciary tied to outrage over the Dobbs draft and the Uvalde shooting.
  • Boardman cited Roske’s 911 call, abandonment of the plan, remorse and lack of prior record; some outlets reported the Justice Department plans to appeal the sentence.