The California man who planned to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will plead guilty in federal court, his lawyers said in a Wednesday filing.
Nicholas Roske, who staked out near Kavanaugh’s home with weapons in 2022 before turning himself in to authorities, was set to face trial in June. The attempted assassination charge carries a sentence up to life in prison.
The attorneys revealed Roske’s intent in a letter to U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Boardman Wednesday.
“We write to inform the Court that Mr. Roske wishes to plead guilty to the one-count Indictment pending against him,” they wrote. The attorneys said they discussed this matter with federal prosecutors and offered a time next Monday for a guilty plea hearing.
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