
DePape is facing additional charges in a California state criminal case that includes charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, and false imprisonment.
There was a curious element to the case as the 911 caller, reported by some media outlets to be Pelosi, said that he did not know the intruder, but also said that the man was a friend named David; in addition, there may have been a third person who opened the door when the police arrived.
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The hammer-wielding man who brutally attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in their San Francisco home was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced.
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley came close to siding with the U.S. Probation Office, which recommended a 25-year punishment against David DePape.
Government prosecutors had sought the maximum term of 40 years.
DePape’s attorneys asked Corley to sentence him to 14 years, given that he had no criminal history and was going through a difficult time in his life, The Associated Press reported. DePape stood silently as Corley delivered the sentencing, according to the outlet.
In a statement on Friday, the Pelosi family said they were proud of Paul Pelosi, or “Pop,” and grateful to those who wished him well since the attack.
“The Pelosi family couldn’t be prouder of their Pop and his tremendous courage in saving his own life on the night of the attack and in testifying in this case,” the statement, shared by spokesperson Aaron Bennet, read. “Speaker Pelosi and her family are immensely grateful to all who have sent love and prayers over the last eighteen months, as Mr. Pelosi continues his recovery.”
Federal jurors on Nov. 16 found DePape guilty of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official stemming from the Oct 28, 2022, assault.
Corley gave him 20 years for one count and 30 years the other, which will run concurrently. DePape was given credit for the 18 months that he’s been in custody.
DePape testified in his own defense and admitted to breaking into the couple’s Pacific Heights home with plans to use Nancy and Paul Pelosi in a plot to lure Bay Area scholar and University of Michigan professor Gayle Rubin, a leading academic in feminist theory and queer studies.
This is so obviously a sex & drugs situation. David was Paul’s boy toy. Where are Paul’s pants? Who knows what other “weird practices” these so called elites have. I am convinced they have all sold their immortal souls to Satan and Paul is a willing participant, just like his disgusting, “just for show” wife that is hell bent on destroying our country while she pretends to be a good Catholic.
More proof that we are far from all being created equal in this country.
Talk about a lovers’ quarrel gone horribly wrong!