David DePape, 42, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, elder abuse and threatening a public official
The man accused of breaking into Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacking her husband with a hammer made his first courtroom appearance on Tuesday, where he plead not guilty to charges including attempted murder.
David DePape was arraigned in San Francisco, where he is also charged with assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, elder abuse and threatening a public official. The fringe activist is accused of breaking into the Democratic leader’s San Francisco home on Friday as part of his plot to kidnap the House speaker days ahead of the midterm elections. Police said DePape beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer in an attack the San Francisco district attorney, Brooke Jenkins, described as “politically motivated”.
Continue reading…David DePape, 42, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, elder abuse and threatening a public officialThe man accused of breaking into Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacking her husband with a hammer made his first courtroom appearance on Tuesday, where he plead not guilty to charges including attempted murder.David DePape was arraigned in San Francisco, where he is also charged with assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, elder abuse and threatening a public official. The fringe activist is accused of breaking into the Democratic leader’s San Francisco home on Friday as part of his plot to kidnap the House speaker days ahead of the midterm elections. Police said DePape beat Paul Pelosi with a hammer in an attack the San Francisco district attorney, Brooke Jenkins, described as “politically motivated”. Continue reading…