A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted David DePape on assault and tried kidnapping prices in reference to a violent break-in at Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco dwelling final month.
DePape, 42, faces a pair of federal prices: assault upon a direct member of the family of a U.S. official, with the intent to retaliate in opposition to the official over their skilled duties, and tried kidnapping of a federal official over their skilled efficiency.
The fees are tied to the brutal assault on the Home Speaker’s husband, Paul Pelosi.
If convicted, DePape might face up of 30 years in jail for the assault depend and 20 years in jail for tried kidnapping.
DePape additionally faces a collection of state prices, together with tried homicide, residential housebreaking, assault with a lethal weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder and threats to a public official and their household. He has pleaded not responsible to all state prices.
In keeping with Wednesday’s indictment, Paul Pelosi instructed police that DePape of Richmond, Calif., who Pelosi mentioned he had by no means met earlier than, got here into his bed room whereas he was sleeping. He mentioned DePape was searching for Nancy Pelosi.
DePape instructed investigators that the Home Speaker was on a “goal checklist” he had created as a part of an effort to “combat tyranny,” and mentioned he regarded her because the “chief of the pack” of lies instructed by the Democratic Social gathering, the indictment states. Investigators mentioned DePape recognized one other goal who he believed Nancy Pelosi might “lure” to him. That particular person was not named within the indictment.
Two responding officers found Paul Pelosi and his assailant struggling over a hammer, which DePape allegedly used to strike Pelosi within the head earlier than officers restrained him.
Pelosi was discharged from Zuckerberg San Francisco Common Hospital earlier this month after present process surgical procedure to restore a cranium fracture and severe accidents to his proper arm and fingers.
Ken Dilanian contributed.
