David DePape, who attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer after breaking into their San Francisco home, pleaded not guilty to federal charges on Tuesday, according to a report.
DePape was charged by the Department of Justice and indicted on Nov. 9 with attempted kidnapping of a federal officer or employee and assault of an immediate family member of a federal official. If convicted, he could receive a maximum sentence of 50 years total.
The indictment supersedes the federal criminal complaint filed on Oct. 31. DePape is also facing state charges, to which he has pleaded not guilty.
ALLEGED PELOSI ATTACKER DAVID DEPAPE PLEADS NOT GUILTY IN COURT APPEARANCE
DePape was arrested on Oct. 28 inside Pelosi’s home by police officers after they responded to a 911 call from Pelosi. Pelosi later told police that he had been asleep when DePape, whom he had never met before, entered his bedroom looking for Nancy Pelosi, the statement added.
The attacker said he was waiting for Nancy and planned to “break her kneecaps” if she did not “tell him the truth.”
When police arrived on the scene, a struggle ensued over a hammer that both men were gripping. DePape then swung at Paul Pelosi with the hammer after saying “ummm nope” when an officer demanded that the hammer be dropped.
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Pelosi sustained a fractured skull, among other injuries. He underwent surgery and was released from the hospital but remains under medical care. Nancy Pelosi said in a statement last week that her husband “remains under doctors’ care” as he continues his “long recovery process.”
DePape is set to appear again in federal court on Nov. 30. at 9 a.m., per the San Francisco Standard.
