A heavily armed 26-year-old man who was detained on Wednesday near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house allegedly told authorities he wanted to kill the conservative jurist and then himself.
He was identified as Nicholas John Roske of Simi Valley, California in a news release from the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland.
'Roske allegedly told detectives that he was upset about the leak of a recent Supreme Court draft decision regarding the right to abortion as well as the recent school shooting in Uvalde, Texas,' Maryland officials said.
He was charged with attempted murder of a US judge and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
An accompanying court filing also states Roske was armed with a 'black tactical chest rig and tactical knife, a Glock 17 pistol with two magazines and ammunition, pepper spray, zip ties, a hammer, screwdriver, nail punch, crow bar, pistol light, duct tape, hiking boots with padding on the outside of the soles, and other items.'
Officials suggest Roske took a taxi cab to the front of Kavanaugh's home after finding his address online.
Two Deputy US Marshalls saw him exit the vehicle at 1:05 am and look their way before walking down the street.
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