Police: Pelosi Suspect Wanted To Hold House Speaker Hostage

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FILE - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and her husband, Paul Pelosi, arrive at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors State Department Dinner, on Dec. 7, 2019, in Washington. On Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, a man broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s California home and severely beat her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer. The 82-year-old underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands, and his doctors expect a full recovery, the speaker’s office said Friday. There were no updates on his condition Saturday. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told police he wanted to hold the House Speaker hostage and “break her kneecaps,” authorities said Monday.

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David DePape, 42, confronted a sleeping Paul Pelosi in the couple’s San Francisco bedroom early Friday morning, according to a federal affidavit filed in court Monday.

Federal prosecutors have filed two charges against DePape, days after police say he broke into the Pelosi’s home and struck the Democratic leader’s 82-year-old husband in the head with a hammer. He was left seriously injured in the attack, underwent surgery for a skull fracture, and suffered other injuries to his arms and hands.

DePape is charged federally with influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal official by threatening or injuring a family member. He also faces one count of attempted kidnapping of a United States official on account of the performance of official duties.

The announcement of the federal charges comes as San Francisco’s district attorney is set to announce state criminal charges as well against DePape. He was arrested Friday on suspicion of attempted murder, elder abuse and burglary and is expected to be arraigned on state charges Tuesday.

San Francisco’s district attorney, Brooke Jenkins, also rejected conspiracy theories about the attack, confirming the assailant was targeting the Democratic leader when he broke into the couple’s home and confronted Paul Pelosi.


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Burp
Burp
1 year ago

This alleged story keeps changing by the day. What are the democrat elected/appointed proscuters and DA’s covering up and hiding from the public? Are they trying to prevent the taxpayers from knowing that this nudest freak weirdo was just a simple wack job underwear lunatic and nothing more? Not a sheliach from the Republican headquarters? Not some MAGA domestic terrorist? When government covers things up, they expect everyone should just forget about the story and move on to the next Kardashian shocking revelation?

A Yid
A Yid
1 year ago

The whole story makes no sense. Lo Huya v’Lo Nivrah.

Triumpinwhitehouse
Triumpinwhitehouse
1 year ago

It’s a cover up as he hired a male zona

GMalka
GMalka
1 year ago

Ironic that Pelosi is responsible for security at the Capitol. Where was the security at her home?

Lime
Lime
1 year ago

Hey pelosi the crime doesn’t discriminate!!!!