On Tuesday, David DePape, the man who attacked former Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer in October 2022, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Judge Harry Dorfman handed down the sentence after dismissing calls for a new trial.
The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole following a separate state trial.
A San Francisco jury in June found David DePape guilty of charges including aggravated kidnapping, first-degree burglary and false imprisonment of an elder.
Suzanna Phan, an ABC News reporter in the area, reported on X:
RIGHT NOW: Judge sentences David DePape to life in prison without possibility of parole.
Judge says “He went in to attack a leader of the federal government….”
Judge goes on to say: “It’s a just sentence.”@abc7newsbayarea— Suzanne Phan (@SuzannePhan) October 29, 2024
Presumably, when Judge Dorfman reportedly says, “He went in to attack a leader of the federal government,” he is referring to the plan to kidnap Nancy Pelosi, as her husband, Paul Pelosi, the victim, is neither a leader of the federal government nor involved in government affairs. […]
— Read More: redstate.com
