Armed man outside Kavanaugh’s home charged with attempted murder after confessing motive

The armed man who was arrested in the middle of the night on Wednesday near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s private home has been charged with attempt to murder a United States Supreme Court Justice, a Department of Justice affidavit revealed.

According to the document, U.S. Deputy Marshals saw Nicholas John Roske, 26, of Simi Valley, California, exit a taxi outside of Kavanaugh’s Maryland residence at approximately 1:05 a.m. on June 8.

Roske was dressed in all black clothing and was carrying a backpack and suitcase, which investigators later determine contained “a black tactical chest rig and tactical knife, a Glock 17 pistol with two magazines and ammunition, paper 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.”

After exiting the taxi, Roske looked at the two Marshals and then began walking down the street. Shortly thereafter, police received a call from a man identifying himself as Roske who “informed the call taker that he was having suicidal thoughts and had a firearm in...

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