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Kavanaugh Plotter Gets Eight-Year Sentence as DOJ Plans Appeal

The judge cited the defendant's 911 call followed by a surrender as the key reason for a sentence far below prosecutors' request.

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Ein US-Gericht hat eine Frau, die einen Mordanschlag auf den Supreme-Court-Richter Brett Kavanaugh geplant hatte, zu acht Jahren und einem Monat Haft verurteilt. Das US-Justizministerium, das eine härtere Strafe anstrebt, will in Berufung gehen.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman sentenced Sophie Roske to eight years and one month in prison for planning a 2022 attack on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
  • Prosecutors had sought a 30-year term, but the judge highlighted Roske’s last-minute decision to call 911, surrender to police, and abandon the plot as significant mitigation.
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi said the punishment is inadequate and the Justice Department will appeal, arguing the conduct qualifies for a terrorism enhancement.
  • Roske pleaded guilty in April after investigators detailed weapons purchases, shooting practice, online research on attack methods, and posts indicating a political motive tied to the Court’s conservative majority and abortion ruling developments.
  • The case unfolds as the U.S. Marshals Service reports a rise in attacks and threats against federal judges, with 562 incidents recorded by late September, already exceeding 2024’s total.