From NationalReview.com…
The California man who was charged with attempted murder of Justice Kavanaugh reportedly deliberated on whether to execute his plot for half an hour, texting with his sister as he strolled through a Maryland neighborhood before ultimately turning himself into police.
Armed with a handgun and burglary tools, Nicholas Roske flew into Washington, D.C., from California and took a taxi directly to the justice’s house just after 1. a.m. on Wednesday, but walked away from the front yard when he saw two deputy U.S. marshals guarding the house, according to court records.
As Roske retreated, walking about one-and-a-half blocks away, he sent a text message describing his plan to his sister, who may have persuaded him to contact authorities, the Washington Post uncovered.
“The suspect arrived by taxi and observed the U.S. marshals, and he turned around to contemplate his next move,” Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones told the Post. “This is when he texted his sister and told her of his intentions, and she convinced him to call 911, which he did.”
He then called 911 twice, once at 1:38 a.m and again at 1:39 a.m. The second call prompted a response from Montgomery County police officers who drove to his location and detained him around 1:52 a.m, according to recordings from Montgomery’s Emergency Communications Center obtained by the Post.
When Roske arrived at the house in the early hours of the morning, after finding the justice’s address on the internet, he brought with him multiple weapons and miscellaneous items that suggest a calculated plan to stealthily break into the justice’s home under cover of night and murder him.
