Federal prosecutors charged David DePape with attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer Friday as he sought to take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hostage.
RELATED: Suspect in attack on Paul Pelosi faces attempted homicide charges
A 42-year-old man, who allegedly targeted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a break-in at her San Francisco home, was charged Monday by federal authorities with assault and attempted kidnapping in connection with the violent attack on her husband, leaving him with a fractured skull and other serious injuries.
In announcing the charges against David DePape, federal officials said the suspect allegedly told police after assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer that he intended to "hold Nancy hostage."
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Wish all SF residents had this level of criminal justice. The double standard has everything to do with wealth & power
If someone breaks into your home and tries to kill you, the Police will arrest them. Pelosi is 3rd in line for WH. I don’t know what’s wrong with you people.
Double Standards are prevalent among the wealthy and famous. Pigalosi gets her fair share, that’s for sure.
Guy is a QA lunatic, he’s going to jail for a long time & that’s a good thing.
What a sick country we have let others turn us against each other. We all know who we have to thank for that.
@Fred Winter you are the problem! Try being a human being
Who was in charge during the protests
@Bonnie Bostelman Brandon
@Bonnie Bostelman 🤣
@Bonnie Bostelman um, actually they started under Obama… Thanks to the media stirring up controversy under Trump, more protests came but those had nothing to do with the president. I can promise you that overall crimes were down under Trump…facts
You sure he wasn’t on his knees first for Paul 😂. Illegal Immigrant who lived in a progressive nudist colony in Berkeley. Just screams MAGA doesn’t it lol.
No, it really screams liberal hippy d-bag that’s had enough. I’ve had enough far leftwing propaganda and A L seems to be one of those types.
Vote Conservative to Save America from people like Adam C. Lambert.
@Fred Winter Red all the way for me Fred no worries. People see the bias media doing everything they can to help the Dems win.
‘MERICA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
No just more media lies ,that was Paul’s lover
Sad. You really need to stop watching so much Fox News.
The guy was a democratic party member
We have no clue as to the motivations for this attack. Could well have been a gay lovers’ spat for all we know.
Are you really this clueless?
How the hell did he even get in their house with security detail on the premises?
Duh. The security detail was with Nancy.
Disagreements and arguments are bound to happen. But I’d like to think that we can tolerate each other enough to where we don’t engage in violence.
Agreed. No matter how you feel about a politician, assaulting them with a tool is never ok. That applies to both republicans and democrats.
Pelosi secures her house just like she secures congress house, SHE’S FIRE!!!!
All of this stinks . I am calling straight up bullcrap.
_Unfortunately, this is TYPICAL of the average Trump supporter who stormed Congress and comments on these sites…_
So funny stupid, Democrats can’t have a comment that doesn’t include President Trump. Nancy has a wall around her home, security cameras, security guards, nobody got in that house that wasn’t invited in. Paul and this man were both in their underwear, use your common sense 😂.
@Nancy Patterson Got your own hammer for the next election, Nancy? _I’m sure you do…._
@Nancy Patterson Expert on House Security Systems, eh? _Or merely an avid reader of Quintessential FICTION?_
Know the facts I’d iot. He was a communist Casto Berkeley Democrat 1000%
The feds are gonna rid this country of radical extremist ! I want to help however I can honestly.
The real assault was when they were playing P P touch in their underwear and Pauls boyfriend, whoops, sorry assailant, gave him a wedgie
CALL Your States Representative
Motion To vacate chair or expelled from the house!!!!
Nancy Has wasted enough time and resources!!!!
So we are to believe these two had no security?! Another distraction? Is this what happens when you no longer serve the people?!
Take a number, sir….🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nobody is telling the truth. The guy just stopped by for Nancy’s ice cream and when Paul went to the bathroom he opened the fridge and flipped out because they were out of ice cream.
It’s as believable as anything else we’ve been told.😜
HE GOT INTO THE HOUSE EASY PAUL OPENED THE DOOR HE WAS WEARING HIS SHORTS