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Nancy Pelosi’s husband ‘violently assaulted’ in their home, House speaker’s office says

DYLAN STABLEFORD

October 28, 2022, 8:56 AM

 

 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband Paul Pelosi arrive for the 42nd Annual Kennedy Awards Honors in Washington, D.C., in December 2019. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi was “violently assaulted” in their San Francisco home early Friday morning, her office said.

“Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi,” Drew Hammill, spokesman for Nancy Pelosi, said in a statement. “The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation. Mr. Pelosi was taken to the hospital, where he is receiving excellent medical care and is expected to make a full recovery."

 

Nancy Pelosi was not in San Francisco at the time of the incident.

“The Speaker and her family are grateful to the first responders and medical professionals involved, and request privacy at this time,” Hammill added.

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[Skidooski]

I heard they caught the guy

[ford_428cj]

Hopefully an illegal...

[Skidooski]

Extreme threat to democracy far right nazi nationalist

50K transferred from Pelosi to his bank account just days before the "attack" 

[Doug]

Nancy shoot him with a wine cork

[snoughnut]

I would have preferred they roughed up Nancy instead. 

[Cat45]

14 minutes ago, snoughnut said:

I would have preferred they roughed up Nancy instead. 

Looks like somebody already did

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Who is David DePape? What we know about the suspect who attacked Paul Pelosi

Ken Tran, Kevin Johnson and Josh Meyer, USA TODAY

Fri, October 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM

 

 

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The hammer-wielding suspect who broke into the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and allegedly assaulted her husband Paul Pelosi, was identified as 42-year-old David DePape.

DePape was booked on various charges, including attempted homicide, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, burglary among others, San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said in a news conference.

What we know about the assault: Suspect that attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband facing attempted homicide, other charges

Here's what we know so far about DePape.

Who is David DePape?

DePape, 42, is from Berkeley, California.

He grew up in Canada, in Powell River, British Columbia, according to CNN.

 

David Depape is shown in Berkeley, Calif.,on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. An intruder attacked and severely beat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer in the couple's San Francisco home early Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, while searching for the Democratic leader. Police were called to the home to check on Paul Pelosi when they discovered the 82-year-old and the suspect, Depape, both grabbing onto the hammer, said Police Chief William Scott. More

DePape had 'strong opinions' that differed from those of family members

Teresa DePape, who is married to the suspect’s stepfather living in Powell River, British Columbia, told USA TODAY that DePape had left the area for California about 20 years ago.

“I didn’t know David to be a violent person,” she said. “But he was an aggressive speaker.”

The family had not been in regular contact with the suspect, but Teresa DePape said David emailed his stepfather a couple years ago, indicating that he would visit  and did not follow up.

Mark DePape, a family member, said he had lost touch with DePape long ago.

"I haven’t seen David in over 25 years. I don’t know David (anymore). He doesn’t contact family. I’m sorry to hear of this tragedy."

Teresa DePape also said David's “strong opinions” that differed from the views of some family members, including his stepfather.

"David was a good kid; he just had opinions," said Teresa DePape. She believed DePape was a fan of the Burning Man festival, an annual counter-culture arts gathering in the Nevada desert.

She declined to elaborate on those views.

After fielding reporters' telephone calls, she contacted law enforcement authorities in San Francisco. She said they confirmed that DePape was in custody. Teresa DePape said the family would wait until he reached out to them.

"I hope you find the truth," she said.

DePape was a nudity activist in California

While in California, DePape was an activist who promoted public nudity in 2011 and 2012, California state Sen. Scott Wiener, recalled and told the San Francisco Chronicle.

DePape lived with Gypsy Taub, another nude activist, and her family. The Chronicle identified DePape in 2013 as a “hemp jewelry maker,” and “father figure” to Taub’s three children.

The group that DePape lived with also promoted conspiracy theories at the time, including the theory that 9/11 was “an inside job,” the Chronicle reported.

What was DePape charged with?

DePape was booked in a local jail at 1:27 p.m. PT. He has been charged with burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, threatening a family member of a a public official, dissuading a witness from reporting a crime, elder abuse, battery with serious bodily injury, damaging a wireless device and attempted murder.

No bond has been set on any of the charges.

Motive is still under investigation

The motive for the attack is still under investigation, according to a joint statement from the U.S. Capitol Police, FBI and San Francisco Police.

A source familiar with the matter told USA TODAY that DePape was calling out “Where is Nancy?” apparently in search of the Speaker, a question that also filled the halls of the Capitol building as rioters breached the Capitol on Jan. 6.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: