A California man learned his fate Friday after attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in Maryland.

Nicholas John Roske, 29, will serve eight years in prison for the crime he pleaded guilty to back in April. The Department of Justice initially advocated for a sentence of at least 30 years to life, according to officials.

According to the United States Department of Justice, Roske admitted to flying from the Los Angeles International Airport to Dulles International Airport on June 7, 2022 in Northern Virginia with a gun and some ammunition in his checked baggage.

He took a taxi with a backpack and suitcase and traveled to Montgomery County, Maryland in an attempt to assassinate Justice Kavanaugh.

Around 1:05 a.m. on June 8, two Deputy U.S. Marshals protecting Kavanaug

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