China News Agency, Washington, June 8 (Reporter Sha Hanting) According to the US Department of Justice local time on the 8th, a man with a gun was arrested by the police near the residence of Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh in the early morning of the same day.
The Justice Department has now charged him with attempted murder.
The man was identified as Nicholas John Roske, 26, from California, according to a Justice Department document.
He took a taxi to Kavanaugh's residence in Maryland that day with a pistol, knives, etc.
His plan was to infiltrate Kavanaugh's home and kill him before committing suicide.
It is reported that after Roscoe arrived at Kavanaugh's residence that day, he called the police and said that he planned to kill Kavanaugh and commit suicide.
The police arrived immediately and arrested him.
Rothko told police he was motivated by anger at the Supreme Court's possible repeal of women's abortion rights, as well as anger at the recent shooting in Texas.
Rothko believes that Kavanaugh will support deregulation of gun control.
According to US media reports, the Federal Supreme Court will rule on a law in New York state on gun ownership.
The law requires people to obtain a permit to carry guns in public places.
After the incident that day, U.S. Attorney General Garland issued a statement saying that the threat of violence by the justices is "intolerable" and that the Department of Justice will take all actions to prevent such incidents from happening and hold those who threaten violence accountable for their actions.
The White House issued a statement on the same day that U.S. President Biden strongly condemned Roscoe's actions and thanked law enforcement officers for their timely actions.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Bates said in an interview that Biden would support funding to strengthen protections for the personal safety of judges.
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