Accused Paul Pelosi attacker David DePape was on ‘suicide mission,’ targeting other top politicians

The person accused of attacking Paul Pelosi was on a “suicide mission” and in addition focusing on “a number of outstanding state and federal politicians,” in line with the San Francisco District Lawyer.

The officers who detained David DePape on the Pelosi residence requested him about why he had damaged into the home on the lookout for Democratic Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

In response to a movement filed by the DA to maintain him in jail, he instructed them: “I’m sick of the insane f—ing stage of lies popping out of Washington D.C. I got here right here to have a bit of chat together with his spouse.

“I didn’t actually need to damage him however he is aware of this was a suicide mission. I’m not going to face right here and do nothing even when it prices me my life.

“Hurting him was not my aim, I instructed him earlier than I attacked him that he’s escalating issues.”

When cops requested what else he was planning, DePape, 42, instructed them he “can’t be stopped” and that “has different targets” together with what the federal government doc described as a neighborhood professor and several other outstanding state and federal politicians and their family.

In DePape’s backpack police discovered one other hammer, gloves and a laptop computer.

In response to the DA’s narrative, DePape had used a hammer to interrupt into the Pelosis’ $6 million mansion via a again door and confronted Paul Pelosi, 82, within the bed room, saying he was on the lookout for his spouse, Nancy.

When requested why, he replied: “Properly, she’s quantity two in line for the presidency, proper?”

When Mr. Pelosi agreed, DePape allegedly responded “they’re all corrupt” and “we’ve bought to take all of them out”.

He additionally mentioned it was “The tip of the highway” for Mr. Pelosi, however allowed him to make use of the lavatory the place his cellphone was charging. Whereas there he positioned a 911 name to police.

A weird interplay adopted the place DePape realized he was in hassle and led Pelosi downstairs then threatened him with the hammer, which he grabbed.

With one hand on the hammer, Paul opened the door to officers who enquired about what was taking place.

DePape then “wrenched the hammer from Mr. Pelosi, stepped again after which lunged at Pelosi and hit him full drive with the hammer, which knocked him unconscious.”

The responding officers then grabbed DePape and arrested him.

Pelosi remained unresponsive for about three minutes, waking up in a pool of his personal blood, in line with the doc, and first responders arrived shortly thereafter.

On Tuesday DePape was arraigned at San Francisco Superior Court docket the place he pleaded not responsible to 10 state fees together with tried homicide and assault with a lethal weapon.

He moreover faces two federal fees for assault of a right away member of the family of a United States official and tried kidnapping of a United States official, which carry a most sentence of as much as 50 years.