A federal judge will sentence Nicholas “Sophie” Roske of Simi Valley, California, on Friday for his attempted murder of Supreme Court Justice Bret Kavanaugh as SCOTUS deliberated on the Dobbs case, which overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
The government is seeking a 30-year prison sentence with lifetime supervised release for the accused. Meanwhile, defense attorneys are seeking 96 months or 8 years in prison with 25 years of supervised release.
Roske pled guilty in April of this year. His sentencing hearing is on the docket for 10 am at the United States District Court of Maryland in Greenbelt, Maryland.
In the Government’s sentencing memo, they highlight messages that Roske sent to users on Discord to demonstrate his “terroristic” political motivation. Below are some of the messages:
“Would [Associate Justices’ last name] being removed from the SC help women long term?”
“I was thinking of the Roe decision. I feel like those 9 people make a much bigger impact than most people.”
“what do you think would happen if [last name of Associate Justice] died?”
“Also the right have a 5-4 majority so if one conservative justice dies then it becomes a 5-4 for the left.”
“[I]f a conservative judge were replaced by a liberal judge, thus changing which party has the majority, what would change?”
“The thought of Roe v Wade and gay marriage both being repealed has me furious.”
Further, the government alleges that Roske exhibited “an intent to remove multiple Supreme Court justices through murder” in his messages with another Discord user:
In response to the question “what u tryna do,” Roske stated, “remove some people from the supreme court.”
“[Y]eah but i could at least get one, which would change the votes for decades to come. [A]nd I am shooting for 3.”
“people have killed judges before”
Roske also searched online for “countries least likely to extradite to the US,” the “most effective way to silently kill someone,” the insanity defense to excuse his crime by citing his mental state, and other chilling queries involving how to kill somebody with a knife.
However, Roske’s defense argues that eight years in prison is sufficient, excusing his actions for his upbringing, transgender identity, and history of mental health issues. Notably, the defense’s memo appears to subtly blame Roske’s parents for their evangelical upbringing and for creating a “destabilizing” environment, which the defense claims later drove his decision to take his own life in April 2022 after previously attempting suicide at 19 years old.
But on May 2, 2022, a leaked draft of the Dobbs decision caused the “then acutely suicidal” Roske to “ruminat[e] about the Supreme Court and the impact its decisions can have on the country.”
“This attempt against the life of a Supreme Court Justice was an attack on the entire judicial system that cannot go unpunished,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a press release. “This Department of Justice condemns political violence and our prosecutors will ensure that this disturbed individual faces severe consequences for his deranged actions.”
Read the government’s full sentencing memo below:
The Gateway Pundit will provide updates on the judges’ decision.
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