California resident who tried to kill Brett Kavanaugh jailed for eight years

"A California resident who admitted trying to assassinate the US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison. Sophie Roske, who was charged under her birth name Nicholas Roske but now uses female pronouns, was sentenced at a hearing before US district judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland. The judge called Roske's crime absolutely reprehensible but said she showed sincere remorse, has no other criminal history and is not likely to reoffend."

"Prosecutors said she traveled from California with a handgun, ammunition, a crow bar, pepper spray and other items with intent to commit murder for terroristic purposes. At Kavanaugh's home, Roske called police after seeing US marshals outside his house, telling the dispatcher she was suicidal and intended to kill Kavanaugh, according to court filings. Prosecutors said Roske, who was 26 when she was arrested, was dismayed at expected supreme court opinions ending the national right to abortion and rolling back gun regulations."

"Speaking to the district judge at Friday's hearing, Roske apologized to Kavanaugh and his family for the considerable distress she caused them. I have been portrayed as a monster, and this tragic mistake I made will follow me for the rest of my life, Roske said. Prosecutors had recommended a prison sentence of at least 30 years, saying Roske had planned her actions for months and was resolved to find the addresses of four unidentified sitting supreme court justices."

Sophie Roske pleaded guilty to attempted assassination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and received an eight year, one month federal prison sentence. Prosecutors allege Roske traveled from California with a handgun, ammunition, a crow bar, pepper spray and other items intending murder for terroristic purposes. Roske called police at Kavanaugh's home, saying she was suicidal and intended to kill him. Prosecutors say she was motivated by displeasure over anticipated Supreme Court rulings on abortion and gun regulation. The judge called the crime reprehensible but noted sincere remorse, no prior record and low risk of reoffending. Prosecutors had sought a much longer term.

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