Video of US House Dean’s Husband Paul Pelosi Being Attacked with a Hammer
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A San Francisco court has released police body camera video showing a hammer-wielding intruder attacking Paul Pelosi, 82, the former House speaker, in the foyer of a Pacific Heights couple's home. Husband of Nancy Pelosi. October 28, 2022.
The court also released a recording of a 911 call Pelosi made shortly after an intruder broke in and woke him. Additionally, the court released Capitol Police surveillance video of Pelosi's residence and the break-in, as well as audio recordings of police interrogating suspect David DePape.
Video shows that as police approached the house and entered, they found the attacker and Mr. Pelosi standing calmly, each holding a large hammer in one hand. After police asked them to drop the hammer, the intruder wrested control of the hammer, raised it above his head and punched Pelosi in the skull, although the impact itself occurred off-camera. Pelosi lay motionless on her side as police subdued the attacker.
The suspect, DePape, a 42-year-old Canadian who was in the United States illegally at the time of his arrest, faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted kidnapping of a federal officer and assault on a family member. Member of the federal official. Mr. DePape has pleaded not guilty and the next hearing in the case is scheduled for February 23, when a trial date will be set.
Judge Stephen M. Murphy, who is overseeing DePape's criminal case, ordered the release of the evidence after a media conglomerate petitioned the court to release it to the public. Both the prosecution and defense objected.
DePape told detectives he was tasked with capturing and interrogating Ms Pelosi and that he wanted to break her kneecaps if she "lied" to him. He said he also plans to confront a local professor and several prominent state and federal politicians.
Capitol Police surveillance video of the home showed the attacker was outside the home for nearly four minutes before breaking in. Capitol Police officers did not monitor in real time, a lapse that raised questions about whether they could have prevented the attack.
Pelosi, a top Democrat who has long been a target of attacks from the right, was then the House speaker and became second in line to succeed the president. She was in Washington when the attack occurred. Some conservatives mocked her husband's beating. Pelosi spent six days in a San Francisco hospital and underwent surgery for a skull fracture.