一名加州男子因涉嫌威胁司法公正而被指控企图谋杀一名美国最高法院法官布雷特·卡瓦诺联邦法庭记录显示，他带着武器出现在马里兰州的家附近。
嫌疑犯对最近发生的事情感到愤怒德克萨斯州乌瓦尔迪一所小学发生大规模枪击事件，以及泄露的草稿根据一名联邦调查局特工周三在美国地方法院提交的支持刑事诉讼的宣誓书，最高法院的决定影响了罗伊诉韦德案。
根据证词，这名男子被司法部确认为26岁的尼古拉斯·罗斯克(Nicholas Roske)，来自西米谷。据称，周三凌晨1点05分左右，两名身穿黑色衣服、背着一个背包的美国法警在卡瓦纳格家门前看到他从一辆出租车里出来。根据证词，背包里有一支格洛克17手枪、两个弹夹、胡椒喷雾、拉链、一把锤子、螺丝刀、钉子冲、撬棍、手枪灯和胶带。
根据证词，嫌疑人随后打电话给蒙哥马利县紧急通信中心，说他想杀死最高法院的一名法官。
“罗斯克还告诉接听电话的人，他来自加州，是为了杀死一名特定的美国最高法院法官，”诉状称。海军陆战队飞机在南部坠毁
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最高法院发言人说，嫌疑人于周三凌晨1点50分左右被捕，并在蒙哥马利县被拘留。蒙哥马利县警方表示，此案已移交给联邦调查局。
“罗斯克表示，他认为他打算杀死的正义会支持第二修正案的决定，这将放松枪支管制法律，”宣誓书说。“罗斯克表示，他一直在思考如何让自己的生活有一个目标，在互联网上找到最高法院大法官蒙哥马利县的地址后，他决定杀死大法官。”
企图谋杀最高法院法官的指控最高可判20年联邦监禁。
周三下午在美国地方法院出庭时，罗斯克告诉法官蒂莫西·沙利文(Timothy Sullivan)，他认为他对指控有“合理的理解”，但他告诉法庭，他当时思维不清，正在服用医生开的药物。当被问及是否可以继续时，他说，“我对法庭程序有足够清楚的了解”。
罗斯克同意继续被拘留，直到目前定于6月22日举行的初步听证会。
国土安全部在5月份警告说，最高法院法官可能会因罗伊诉韦德案裁决草案的泄露而受到威胁。
美国广播公司新闻频道(ABC News月份获得的一份公告称，草案泄露“促使暴力威胁大幅增加——许多威胁是通过社交媒体在网上发出的，其中一些威胁正在调查中——这些威胁是针对美国最高法院的一些法官和最高法院大楼的。”
公告称，国家首都威胁情报联盟在社交媒体上发现了至少25起暴力威胁，这些威胁被移交给合作机构进行进一步调查。
“其中一些威胁涉及烧毁或袭击美国最高法院，谋杀法官及其书记员、国会议员和合法示威者，”公告称。
美国司法部长梅里克·加兰(Merrick Garland)周三表示，在草案泄露后，美国法警加强了对大法官的保护细节，并开始全天候保护他们的家园。
“这种行为显然是我们不会容忍的行为，”加兰说。“我们将尽一切努力阻止他们(暴力和暴力威胁)，并让实施暴力的人承担责任。”
参议院少数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔周三表示，“这正是，正是许多人担心严重违反法院规则和规范的事件。”
麦康奈尔利用这一事件呼吁众议院通过立法，增加对最高法院法官及其家人的保护。
司法委员会成员、内布拉斯加州共和党参议员本·萨斯(Ben Sasse)呼吁总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)谴责那些针对法官的人。
“政治暴力不是美国式的。拜登总统需要亲自强烈谴责针对最高法院法官的暴力和威胁。
布雷特·卡瓦诺法官于2018年9月27日在华盛顿特区举行的参议院司法委员会听证会上就他被提名为最高法院助理法官一事作证。
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马里兰州州长拉里·霍根在一份声明中说，“我呼吁华盛顿两党领导人毫不含糊地强烈谴责这些行为。对我们的宪法制度至关重要的是，大法官能够履行他们的职责，而不必担心对他们和他们的家人的暴力。”
白宫新闻秘书郭佳欣·让-皮埃尔星期三对记者说，拜登“以最强烈的措辞谴责这个人”，并感谢执法部门在逮捕嫌疑人方面的快速反应。
“正如总统一直明确表示的那样，包括法官在内的公职人员必须能够在不担心个人或家人安全的情况下开展工作，”她说。
她说，司法部有美国法警为最高法院法警提供支持。
Armed man arrested near Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh's home charged with attempted murder
A California man was charged with attempted murder of a U.S. Supreme Court justice for allegedly making threats against JusticeBrett Kavanaughand showing up near his Maryland home armed, federal court records show.
The suspect was angry over the recentmass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and theleaked draftof the Supreme Court's decision impacting Roe v. Wade, according to an affidavit from an FBI agent submitted in support of a criminal complaint in U.S. District Court on Wednesday.
The man -- identified by the Department of Justice as 26-year-old Nicholas Roske of Simi Valley -- was allegedly spotted by two U.S. Marshals wearing black clothes and carrying a backpack getting out of a cab in front of Kavanagh's house at approximately 1:05 a.m. Wednesday, according to the affidavit. A Glock 17 pistol, two magazines, pepper spray, zip ties, a hammer, screwdriver, nail punch, crowbar, pistol light and duct tape were in the backpack, according to the affidavit.
The suspect then allegedly called the Montgomery County Emergency Communications Center to say he wanted to kill a Supreme Court justice, according to the affidavit.
"Roske also told the call taker he came from California to kill a specific United States Supreme Court Justice," the complaint stated.
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The suspect was arrested at about 1:50 a.m. Wednesday and was taken into custody in Montgomery County, a Supreme Court spokesperson said. Montgomery County police said the case has been transferred to the FBI.
"Roske indicated that he believed the Justice that he intended to kill would side with Second Amendment decisions that would loosen gun control laws," the affidavit stated. "Roske stated that he'd been thinking about how to give his life a purpose and decided he would kill the Supreme Court Justice after finding the Justice's Montgomery County address on the internet."
The charge of attempted murder of a Supreme Court justice carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
During an appearance in U.S. District Court Wednesday afternoon, Roske told Judge Timothy Sullivan that he thinks he has a "reasonable understanding" of the charge, though told the court he wasn't thinking clearly and was on doctor-prescribed medication. When asked if he could continue, he said, "I have a clear enough understanding" of the court proceedings.
Roske agreed to remain in custody until a preliminary hearing currently scheduled for June 22.
The Department of Homeland Security warned in May that there could be threats against Supreme Court justices over the leaked draft of the Roe v. Wade decision.
A bulletin obtained by ABC News in May said the draft leak "prompted a significant increase in violent threats -- many made online via social media and some of which are under investigation --directed toward some U.S. Supreme Court Justices and the Supreme Court building."
The National Capital Threat Intelligence Consortium identified at least 25 violent threats on social media that were referred to partner agencies for further investigation, the bulletin said.
"Some of these threats discussed burning down or storming the U.S. Supreme Court and murdering Justices and their clerks, members of Congress, and lawful demonstrators," the bulletin said.
U.S. Marshals bolstered their protective details for the justices and began guarding their homes around the clock in the wake of the leaked draft, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday.
"This kind of behavior is obviously behavior that we will not tolerate," Garland said. "We will do everything we can to prevent them [violence and threats of violence] and to hold people who do them accountable."
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday, "This is exactly, exactly the kind of event that many feared the terrible breach of the court's rules and norms could fuel."
McConnell used the incident to call on the House to pass legislation increasing protection for Supreme Court Justices and their families.
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., a member of the Judiciary Committee, called on President Joe Biden to condemn those who target justices.
"Political violence is un-American. President Biden needs to personally and forcefully condemn violence and threats against Supreme Court justices," he said.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement, "I call on leaders in both parties in Washington to strongly condemn these actions in no uncertain terms. It is vital to our constitutional system that the justices be able to carry out their duties without fear of violence against them and their families."
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday that Biden "condemns this individual in the strongest possible terms" and is grateful for the quick law enforcement response in apprehending the suspect.
"As the president has consistently made clear, public officials, including judges, must be able to do their jobs without concern for their personal safety, or that of their families," she said.
The Department of Justice has U.S. Marshals providing support to the Supreme Court marshal, she said.
