An armed man was arrested near Brett Kavanaugh's Maryland home after making threats against the Supreme Court justice, according to a court spokesperson.
The man was arrested at about 1:50 a.m. ET Wednesday, the spokesperson said. He was transported to Montgomery County Police 2nd District. Montgomery County police say the man arrested is from California.There has been a rise in threats against the court amid the national abortion rights debate and protests that have taken place across the US.
The building has been closed to the public since March 2020, and justices no longer announce their opinions from the courtroom bench due to covid protocols. Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that"threats of violence and actual violence against" Supreme Court justices"strike at the heart of our democracy and we will do everything we can to prevent them and to hold people who do them accountable.