Suspect In Pelosi Attack Charged With Assault, Attempted Kidnapping

The suspect in the attack on US Speaker Pelosi’s husband has been charged with assault and attempted kidnapping.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the suspect identified as David DePape has been been charged with a litany of crimes, including assault and attempted kidnapping, in connection with his attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of United States House of Representatives Speaker, Nancy Pelosi.

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The US attorney’s office and San Francisco district attorney announced the charges on Monday.

This medium had reported last week’s break-in at the Pelosis’ San Francisco home in California.

The assailant hit Pelosi’s head with a hammer and he needed a surgery to be treated for the attack.

According to the US attorney’s office for the Northern District of California, DePape was charged with one count of “attempted kidnapping of a US official.”

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (R) and Paul Pelosi (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)

An FBI affidavit also unsealed on Monday said the suspect told police he planned to hold Nancy Pelosi hostage.

The attempted kidnapping charge carries a maximum of 20 years in prison, CNN reported.

“DePape was prepared to detain and injure Speaker Pelosi when he entered the Pelosi residence in the early morning of October 28, 2022,” the FBI agent said in the affidavit.

“DePape had zip ties, tape, rope, and at least one hammer with him that morning.”

“DePape stated that he was going to hold Nancy hostage and talk to her. If Nancy were to tell DePape the ‘truth,’ he would let her go, and if she ‘lied,’ he was going to break ‘her kneecaps.’

“DePape was certain that Nancy would not have told the ‘truth,'” the FBI affidavit added.

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DePape has not yet had any court appearances related to the attack.

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