Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband sentenced to 30 years in prison
Al Jazeera
David DePape was found guilty of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault of an official’s family member.
The man convicted of breaking into top United States legislator Nancy Pelosi’s home and attacking her husband with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley handed down the sentence for David DePape, 44, on Friday.
A US jury found DePape guilty last November of the attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official. Prosecutors had asked for a 40-year prison term.
DePape admitted during trial testimony that he broke into Pelosi’s San Francisco home on October 28, 2022, intending to hold the then-speaker of the US House of Representatives hostage and “break her kneecaps” if she lied to him.
He also admitted to bludgeoning her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer after police showed up, saying his plan to end what he viewed as government corruption was unravelling.
