The Hammer Man – David DePape, 44, was sentenced to 30 years in jail. This was after attacked Paul Pelosi at his San Francisco home on October 28, 2022. In fashion The Pelosis asked the judge hand down a long jail sentence for the attacker. During his testimony, DePape wept on the stand and apologized for beating the House Speaker’s husband, but admitted he wanted to interrogate Nancy and was ready to break her kneecaps if she had been home.
Defense attorneys argued that DePape was caught up in conspiracies and was motivated by his political beliefs, not because he wanted to interfere with Nancy Pelosi’s official duties as a member of Congress.
Prosecutor Helen Gilbert said the defense had made a false distinction between the California Democrat’s politics and official duties and that DePape did not differentiate between the two.
DePape’s defense attorney conceded that he carried out the assault, which he testified was part of a ‘grand plan’ to expose Hunter Biden.
In letters to the judge ahead of sentencing, the Pelosis demanded a lengthy prison term be handed down.
Pelosi described how his life has been ‘irrevocably’ changed, with ‘severe and persistent’ injuries interfering with managing basic tasks like buttoning his shirt and using cutlery.
‘Ever since the defendant violently broke into my home and woke me up yelling “Where’s Nancy?” at 2:00 am on October 28, 2022, my life has been irrevocably changed,’ he wrote.
‘Awakened by a large violent man holding a hammer and zip ties, I tried to calm him and save my own life.’
He explained in excruciating detail the damage done to nerves in his forehand, which was ‘was “de-gloved” exposing raw nerves and blood vessel’.
He added that the trauma is still so great he is unable to discuss the events with anyone or watch back the harrowing surveillance footage which captured the attack.
‘It has taken many months to reclaim my home and well-being. Even so, we do not answer our landline phone or our front door due to ongoing threats,’ he wrote.
‘I ask that you consider the premeditated kidnapping of my wife, the vicious assault on my life, and the ongoing physical and mental injuries caused by the defendant and sentence him to the fullest extent the law provides.’
His wishes were echoed by his wife, who wrote of the ‘devastating’ impact of the attack which ‘echoing the January 6th threats – filled me with deep fear and pain’.
‘Paul was nearly killed in the front entrance to our home. Even now, eighteen months after the home invasion and assault, the signs of blood and break-in are impossible to avoid,’ she wrote.
The former speaker described her fear of a copycat attack and explained that her husband’s recovery has taken a toll on her professional life.
DePape was found guilty of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official.
The Letter can be read below
Court records of DePape’s purchases from Amazon in the months before the attacks revealed a list of items he reportedly took with him to the crime scene.
They included a camping backpack, computer cables, body cameras, crayons and, bizarrely, two Spooktacular unicorn costumes.
DePape added that after he hit Pelosi he felt ‘really bad’ for him.
He told the court: ‘When he was on the ground, bleeding, I was really scared for his life. I felt really bad for him because we had a really good rapport until like the last second.