WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Wednesday that an armed man who made threats against Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice’s house in Maryland.
The man was arrested about 1:50 a.m., court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe said in an email.
The California man, in his 20s, was armed with a gun and a knife, according to a law enforcement official. The man, whose identity has not been released, arrived in a taxi early in the morning and told law enforcement officers he wanted to kill Kavanaugh, the official said.
The official was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The Washington Post initially reported the arrest, quoting sources who said the man also was carrying burglary tools. He told police he was upset by a leaked draft opinion suggesting the court is about to overrule Roe v. Wade, the court’s landmark abortion case, the Post reported. He was also said to be upset over recent mass shootings, according to the newspaper.
The justices have been provided round-the-clock security at their homes amid concerns about violence following the court’s ultimate decision.
There have been protests at Kavanaugh’s house in a Maryland suburb just outside the District of Columbia, and at the homes of other justices, as well as demonstrations at the court, where a security fence rings the building and nearby streets have been closed.
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The California man, in his 20s, was armed with a gun and a knife, ,,,,which just goes to show you what Liberal Democrat men will do to get out of having to pay child support. God know what they would do if they had to payoff their student loans, or just share of income taxes. He just tried to do with a gun or a knife what Nancy and Chuckie tried doing with character assasination to kill Kavanaugh’s nomination. Their acts almost promote feelings to abort the adults and save the innocent kids, and particularly the innocent judges. This time it will be done with ballots not bullets, but the time after that may require the opposite if they manage to steal another election using masking and Monkey Pox to validate their next mail-in vote fraud.
I note, they are refusing to release his identity. I WONDER WHY?!
Could he be related to Pelosi or Maxine or Feinstein or Adam Raw Sewage?
OR a long time dem voter, or worse, a dem operative?
Just look at the destruction that this treasonous, socialist Democrat Party and their puppet president has done in just 18 months.
If WE the PEOPLE allow this treasonous, socialist Democrat Party to steal another election, then this treasonous, socialist Democrat Party will destroy our U.S.A..
VOTE AGAINST each and every Democrat Party supporter from Congress to the school board!!
This Democrat Party and their supporters have become a satanic cult!
He may be smiling in that photo, but I doubt that he is smiling now.
So, you bunch of deranged Leftist pro-abortion protesters who have threatened to harass the Supreme Court Justices at their homes because of your learning about a document leak concerning Roe vs Wade. You seemed to have inspired the criminal element to take it one step further. Now, this man and his family have to live in constant fear that some killjoy is going to catch them unawares and take them out.
Imagine not being able to go out and eat—go to a store—fun an errand—without having to look over your shoulder constantly and be paranoid over everything because you fear for your life—and you haven’t done a thing to anybody to deserve it.
All of you who brought this to pass are as low-life as low can get.
I STILL want to see everyone who INCITED THIS, towards the scotus, held to account.. BUT KNOW full well, not a damn one of them will ever face any punishment.
Judge it is time to teach yourself and your family how to use a handgun if you haven’t already and do not be afraid to use it . get the whole family CCW permits and carry them.
AND if this doesn’t make him realise the 2a is VITALLY IMPORTANT TO ALL of us, i don’t know what will.
Once again liberals prove that their definition of tolerance means that they only tolerate those who totally agree with them.
Unfortunately, its been that way for decades.
The gun didn’t shoot anybody???? I’m shocked!!
If what schumer said is not criminal/felony then nothing is. Oh wait, I take that back, he is of that party who can do/say anything they want and not matter the evidence, the verdict is in, not guilty even before trial. Sort like the 6th except there guilty until proven othwise but after trial guilty even if proven otherwise.
I love how if you don’t like the way things go politically, the dems go all-out violent. Protesting should absolutely not be legally allowed at anyone’s home. Legislation must be enacted now to stop this practice. Makes me wonder what manner of mayhem will occur when the red wave hits.
LEGISLATION won’t mean , if NO ONE IS WILLING TO enforce it.