Sophie Roske pleaded guilty in April to attempted assassination and faced potential sentence of life in prison Sophie Roske pleaded guilty in April to attempted assassination and faced potential sentence of life in prison A California resident who admitted trying to assassinate the US supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison. Sophie Roske, who was charged under her birth name Nicholas Roske but now uses female pronouns,