David DePape, the man behind the brutal attack on the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will go on trial on state charges later this month.
The condemned man for violently attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (California) with a hammer in his home in San Francisco, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
On Friday, David DePap – the man who carried out the attack – was sentenced to 30 years in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, according to an announcement by the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. In October 2022, DePape broke into the Pelosi home in an attempt to find the former speaker — who was not present at the residence — and attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer, hitting him over the head. Mr. Pelosi was hospitalized and underwent brain surgery to repair his injuries. A subsequent investigation found that DePape — who regularly espouses far-right views and QAnon conspiracy theories on his social media — intended to kidnap Rep. Pelosi, hold her hostage and break her knees.
DePape was convicted assault and attempted kidnapping in October last year.
In a statement released by Nancy Pelosi's spokesman, Aaron Bennet, the Pelosi family said they could not be “more proud of Pop and his tremendous courage in saving his life the night of the attack and testifying in this the case”.
“Speaker Pelosi and her family are incredibly grateful to everyone who has sent love and prayers over the past eighteen months as Mr. Pelosi continues his recovery,” the statement continued.
DePape's legal troubles are not over, and are still pending a state trial in California on charges of residential burglary, elder abuse, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment of an elderly person and threatening a family member of a public official with the same assault.
Jury selection for the state trial, which will be held in San Francisco, will begin later this month.
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