The man was arrested around 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, a court spokesperson said.
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 spokesperson 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.
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The Supreme Court said today that an armed man who made threats against Justice Kavanaugh was arrested near the justice’s house in Maryland.
The California man, in his 20s, was armed with a gun and a knife, according to a law enforcement official. https://t.co/r8EMuhpMjE
— POLITICO (@politico) June 8, 2022Following the incident, Sen. Mitch McConnell bashed the House for not yet passing legislation boosting security for Supreme Court justices and their families.https://t.co/7GC097U0hK
— POLITICO (@politico) June 8, 2022
White House condemns threat against Kavanaugh near his home https://t.co/dDCwf9y75R pic.twitter.com/q0c732zuY2
— The Hill (@thehill) June 8, 2022
@RadioFreeTom lost boys etc. https://t.co/lHvGtxNBD3
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) June 8, 2022
"If you don't do something about this tonight, you're complicit." @DanaPerino on Merrick Garland and Joe Biden allowing protestors to terrorize Supreme Court justice's families — even after one was arrested trying to murder Justice Kavanaugh's family pic.twitter.com/pvqTCjVkMu
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) June 8, 2022
Someone attempted to assassinate a Supreme Court justice today, but you’d hardly know it if you happen to get your news from @nytimes or @abcnews pic.twitter.com/WDt8L0kMg1
— Alexandra DeSanctis Marr (@xan_desanctis) June 8, 2022
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