Court: Armed man arrested close to Justice Kavanaugh’s home

The Supreme Court says an armed man who made threats in opposition to Justice Brett Kavanaugh was arrested close to the justice’s home in Maryland.

The man was arrested round 1:50 am Wednesday, court docket spokeswoman Patricia McCabe mentioned in an e-mail.

The Washington Post initially reported the arrest, quoting sources who mentioned the person is from California and was upset by a leaked draft opinion suggesting the court docket is about to overrule Roe v Wade, the court docket’s landmark abortion case. He was additionally mentioned to be upset over latest mass shootings, the Post reported.

Kavanaugh lives in a Maryland suburb simply exterior the District of Columbia.

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