A federal judge on Friday sentenced Sophie Roske to eight years and one month in prison for the 2022 assassination attempt on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his Maryland home.
The sentence was far below the 30 years or more sought by prosecutors as earlier reported by Newsmax. Following the prison term, Roske will also face lifetime supervised release.
Court records, according to The Hill, show Roske’s plot was motivated by the leaked draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. Roske spent weeks researching and acquiring weapons, including a handgun, ammunition, zip ties, and pepper spray.
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