A man who authorities say was upset over a mass school shooting and the expected dismantling of abortion rights will go to trial next spring on charges of attempting to assassinate US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Judge Peter Messitte of the US District Court for the District of Maryland has set the trial of Nicholas John Roske for June 9, 2024. According to Bloomberg Law, Roske was arrested in June 2022 outside Kavanaugh’s home. Authorities state that Roske was motivated by anger over a recent mass school shooting and the anticipated rollback of abortion rights.
The trial is expected to last just over a week, which includes jury selection and proceedings. Roske, currently held at a federal facility in Baltimore, attended the scheduling hearing earlier this week.