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The man informed police he was there to kill Kavanaugh, who lives in Chevy Chase, a suburb simply exterior of Washington, D.C. in accordance to authorities.
The man just isn’t from Maryland. He arrived near Kavanaugh’s home in a taxi. Authorities stated he was stopped near the residence, however not at it.
The Supreme Court in an announcement stated: “At roughly 1:50 a.m. in the present day, a man was arrested near Justice Kavanaugh’s residence. The man was armed and made threats in opposition to Justice Kavanaugh.”
“He was transported to Montgomery County Police 2nd District,” in accordance to the Supreme Court.
Montgomery County Police Department didn’t instantly reply to CNBC’s request for remark. A spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service stated the company was wanting into the arrest.
Kavanaugh’s home, like these of different conservative Supreme Court justices, was the location of protests final month after the leak of a majority draft opinion that may overturn the constitutional proper to abortion. That draft was written by Justice Samuel Alito, one other conservative.
The Supreme Court has not but situation a ultimate resolution on a Mississippi abortion legislation that was the topic of the draft opinion.
Security has been tightened in any respect 9 of the justices’ houses since final month, after the unprecedented leak of the draft.
The Department of Justice in mid-May that the Marshals Service is offering “around-the-clock safety” on the houses of all 9 justices.
A spokesman for the Marshal Service informed CNBC that safety measures are nonetheless in place on the justices’ houses.
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