The man who allegedly attacked the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was charged Oct. 31 with assault and attempted kidnapping.
David DePape, 42, was charged in U.S. court in northern California three days after he allegedly broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and attacked Paul Pelosi, 82.
San Francisco officers responded to a 911 call from Paul Pelosi in the early hours of Friday and witnessed, after the door was opened, DePape and Paul Pelosi each with a hand on the same hammer.
Officers asked what was happening and DePape said that “everything was good,” according to an FBI affidavit supporting the new charges. Officers commanded the men to release the hammer. DePape then pulled the hammer away and swung it at Paul Pelosi’s head. Paul Pelosi fell to the ground and appeared to be unconscious….