David DePape, the accused Paul Pelosi attacker, was charged with trying to kidnap House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attempted murder.
David DePape, the accused Paul Pelosi attacker, was charged with attempting to kidnap House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attempted murder.The man accused of breaking into the Pelosi residence faces attempted murder charges, along with federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges.
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced additional charges against the suspect late Monday afternoon, saying, "the charges that we are filing today include attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder, as well as threats to a public official and their family."
Officers said they saw DePape violently assault Pelosi with a hammer before they were able to arrest him.
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