Trial Date Set for Man Accused of Attempting to Assassinate Justice Kavanaugh
Nicholas Roske, arrested near Kavanaugh's home in 2022, will face trial in June 2025 after failed plea negotiations.
- Nicholas Roske was arrested in June 2022 near Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland home with weapons and burglary tools.
- Roske allegedly planned to kill Kavanaugh over the leaked Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade.
- The trial, scheduled for June 9, 2025, will take place three years after Roske's arrest.
- Prosecutors and defense attorneys were unable to reach a plea agreement after more than a year of negotiations.
- If convicted, Roske faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.