(EFE).- The man who late last week attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, at their home in San Francisco, California, was charged on Monday with assault and attempted kidnapping by the Department of Justice.
The accusation of assault carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison while the attempted kidnapping charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars when the intended victim is a relative of a “federal officer” – that is, a government official – the DOJ said in a statement.
According to the DOJ complaint filed against DePape, the accused viewed Nancy Pelosi as the “‘leader of the pack’ of lies told by the Democratic Party,” and “also later explained that by breaking Nancy’s kneecaps, she would then have to be wheeled into Congress, which would show other members of Congress there were consequences to actions,” read the filing.
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The job of prosecuting David DePape, 42 and born in Canada, now falls to the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, although the case is also being investigated by the FBI, the US Capitol Police and the San Francisco police department.
NEW: Per ICE source, David DePape, the suspect accused of beating Paul Pelosi in his home with a hammer after breaking in, is currently in the U.S. illegally as a “longtime” visa overstay. @FoxNews
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) October 31, 2022
Paul Pelosi, 82, was attacked during the early morning hours at the Pelosi home in San Francisco after the attacker broke in shouting “Where is Nancy?” – although she was in Washington DC at the time.
The investigation into the matter remains open but authorities believe DePape broke into the home through the back door.
After receiving a 911 call that Pelosi managed to place at 2:27 am, possibly when the attacker let him go to the bathroom, police arrived at the home, the front door of which was open, and found the Speaker’s husband and the accused struggling near the doorway over a hammer.
The officers ordered the men to drop the hammer and at that moment the attacker hit Pelosi with it, whereupon the police entered the home, took the weapon from DePape and put him in custody.
The DOJ statement says that the accused was carrying with him at the time of his arrest a second hammer, rubber gloves, duct tape and zip ties with which to restrain a person.
According to his recent Internet activity, which was accessed by law enforcement, DePape evidently adhered to a number of conspiracies on right-wing media, including QAnon, and accessed Web sites pushing the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from then-President Donald Trump, who was running for a second term.
The Speaker’s husband was taken to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and successfully operated on for a skull fracture and assorted serious injuries to his right arm and hands.
The attack took place 12 days before the Nov. 8 midterm elections, when US voters will select all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the country’s senators.
In comments to CNN, San Francisco police chief William Scott said Monday that his officers went to the Pelosi home after the victim himself called 911.
Scott categorically rejected the suggestion that Pelosi knew his attacker, as some right-wing conspiracy mongers have been claiming in recent hours.
“There is absolutely no evidence that Mr. Pelosi knew this man,” Scott said, adding that “it really is sad that these … baseless, factless theories … are being floated out there. And they’re damaging … to the people involved. They’re damaging to this investigation.
According to CBS News on Monday, the attacker was also in possession of a list of people he allegedly wanted to attack.
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Hey, Nancy—notice he is in the US illegally—kinda like you are in Congress ill-equipped for the job.
Maybe now Nancy and her nit-wit nation of non-workable numbskulls will understand the human nature that proves those who will break so-called little laws to illegally enter your country, will not hesitate to break the big life endangering ones once allowed to walk in unopposed, with no government intervention to protect the innocent and the honest and the legal American citizens. Their concept of “it’s better to ask for forgiveness AFTER the election, than permission BEFORE the election”, almost got another American family member almost permanently killed over The Democrat party’s need for an immediate gratification in election. The sins of the Socialist always come back to harm the very people who propose and promote them. Nature’s way of balancing the scales of justice.
AND what’s the bet he WON’T get deported back to canada, any time soon.
This whole thing is a coverup repeat of the Paul Pelosi Drunk Car accident attempting to hide the 3rd person present, most probably another woman, the real reason why there was no security around at the home that night, and why the police will not state who actually made the first 911 call probably 15-20 minutes before arriving at the scene, not the two-minute thing they tell you happened. Like this guy is just gong to sit there and let Paul call 911, while using the restroom unaccompanied, without cracking his skill wide open? The imaginary “Talking in code” is just another explanation for talking dead drunk, which is fine if not done on our streets but in the confines of his own home. Why is the 911 call not made available to the public like it would be if it were you or I? Were there two 911 calls? Who was it that opened the door for the police that nobody will admit too?,,,which could not have been Paul or his attacker, but obviously a 3rd person, probably the one actually capable of loving Paul, Not using Paul like Nancy uses the House of Representative, leaving similar chaos in her wake???? She sure took her time to get back to California on a taxpayer paid military jet no doubt.
Wonder if Nancy will publicly refer to Depape as one of “God’s children who deserves dignity & our compassion” like she did about the violent MS 13 gang members who come here illegally & like to butcher us regular people regardless of political views.
And just exactly what type of conspiracy & what possible harm is it If some people for some reason want to think that Paul.Pelosi knew Depape? Breaking in & attacking someone with a hammer are still crimes whether it’s a stranger or someone you know.
The Dem Party is united in fomenting many conspiracies including:
1. Denying immutable biological science re: males & females.
2. That everyone is a domestic terrorist if they are against radical liberal left Dem indoctrination in schools or prefer freedom & prosperity under Trump America First policies instead of being under Marxist Dem Party tyranny.
3. Dem politicians never lie, cheat, incite violence or claim elections were stolen. Yeah, right.