David DePape, the 42-year-old suspect accused of attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of Nancy Pelosi, allegedly told the house speaker’s husband that it was the “end of the road” for him after breaking into the couple’s San Francisco residence and said he was “sick of the insane f–king level of lies coming out of Washington, D.C,” according to court documents.
Court documents filed on Tuesday by San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins paint a clearer picture of what happened when DePape allegedly broke into the residence on Oct. 28 shortly after 2 a.m., stating that Paul Pelosi was ‘knocked unconscious” by the suspect and woke up a “pool of his own blood.”
The documents state that Paul Pelosi was knocked unconscious for about three minutes, and also said that there were Ring security cameras “everywhere.”
Paul Pelosi was taken to a local hospital to undergo surgery to repair a skull fracture in addition to other injuries.
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(Left) Paul Pelosi and Nancy Pelosi attend the Pre-GRAMMY Gala. (Right) David DePape
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According to the documents, DePape had “several targets,” which include a local professor, several prominent state and federal politicians, and relatives of those state and federal politicians.”
After DePape allegedly broke in, the motion to detain states that he woke up Nancy Pelosi’s husband by stating “Are you Paul Pelosi?,” with a hammer and zip ties in his hand.
“She’s not here,” Paul Pelosi responded. DePape then asked when Nancy Pelosi would return, to which Paul Pelosi responded “She’s in Washington, she’s not going to be back for a couple of days.”
“Okay, well, I’m going to tie you up,” DePape said to Paul Pelosi, according to the documents, which state that suspect “threatened to tie up Mr. Pelosi about 10 times.”
When Paul Pelosi attempted to escape through an elevator near the bedroom, DePape “held the door,” which prevented him from leaving,” according to the documents. Nancy Pelosi’s husband would then return to sit on the bed and asked DePape why he wanted to see the House Speaker.
David Depape is shown in Berkeley, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. An intruder attacked and severely beat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer in the couple’s San Francisco home early Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, while searching for the Democratic leader. Police were called to the home to check on Paul Pelosi when they discovered the 82-year-old and the suspect, Depape, both grabbing onto the hammer, said Police Chief William Scott.
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“Well, she’s number two in line for the presidency, right?,” DePape responded. After Paul Pelosi agreed, DePape said they’re all corrupt and “we’ve got to take them all out.”
Pelosi then asked if he could call anyone, to which the defendant responded, according to the documents, “it was the end of the road” for the House Speaker’s husband.
DePape then allowed Paul Pelosi to use the bathroom, where court documents say his phone was charging, which is when Pelosi called 911.
Pelosi told the 911 operator that he didn’t need police, fire, or medical assistance in an attempt to “defuse the situation” as DePape was watching him on the phone, the document states, then asking where the Capitol Police were because “they are usually at the house protecting his wife.”
David DePape, right, records the nude wedding of Gypsy Taub outside City Hall on Dec. 19, 2013, in San Francisco. DePape is accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer. DePape was known in Berkeley, Calif., as a pro-nudity activist who had picketed naked at protests against local ordinances requiring people to be clothed in public.
(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
“Uh, he thinks everything’s good. Uh, I’ve got a problem, but he thinks everything’s good,” Pelosi told the dispatcher, who then asked Paul Pelosi to call back “if he changed his mind.”
“No, no, no, this gentleman just uh came into the house uh and he wants to wait for my wife to come home,” Pelosi responded. After Pelosi gave identifying information to the dispatcher and saying he didn’t know DePape, the suspect said that he was a “friend of theirs.”
“He’s telling me I’m being very lazy, so I’ve gotta stop talking to you,” Paul Pelosi said. When the dispatcher offered to stay on the line, Pelosi responded “No, he wants me to get the hell off the phone,” and the call ended. The 911 operator then issued an “A” priority well-being check, according to the documents.
Nancy Pelosi arrives to Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital on Sunday October 30, 2022. Her husband, Paul Pelosi was the victim of a violent home invasion on Friday.
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After heading downstairs, DePape said “I can take you out” and approached Paul Pelosi’s right side with a hammer. Paul Pelosi then put his hand on the hammer’s handle.
When police officers arrived at the scene and asked what was going on, DePape smiled and said “everything’s good.”
Officers gave an order for the men to drop the hammer, to which DePape responded “um, nope,” who then stepped back and lunged towards Paul Pelosi, allegedly hitting his “head at full force with the hammer,” according to the complaint.
The police offers then entered the house and took DePape into custody. DePape allegedly told police officers that he was on a “suicide mission.”
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The San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Paul Pelosi is seen after police say David Depape violently assaulted Paul Pelosi early Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.
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“I didn’t really want to hurt him, but you know this was a suicide mission. I’m not going to stand here and do nothing even if it cost me my life,” DePape allegedly told police. “Hurting him was not my goal. I told him before I attacked him, that he’s escalating things, and I will go through him if I have to.”
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“I’m sick of the insane f–king level of lies coming out of Washington, D.C. I came here to have a little chat with his wife,” DePape added.
DePape said that he came to the house with the intention to “take Speaker Nancy Pelosi hostage,” adding that if she lied to him, he would “break her kneecaps.”
Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was severely beaten by an attacker who broke into their San Francisco home in the early moning of Friday, October 28th, 2022. Paul Pelosi, 82, was taken to the hospital and is being treated by doctors for injuries after he was beaten with a hammer
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“He forced his way into the Pelosi home intending to take the person third in line to the presidency of the United States hostage and to seriously harm her. Thwarted by Speaker Pelosi’s absence, Defendant continued on his quest and would not be stopped, culminating on the near fatal attack on Mr. Pelosi,” Jenkins wrote in the filing.
Jenkins wrote that “This case demands detention” and “nothing less.”
A criminal complaint filed by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office states that DePape has been “convicted of other crimes.”
DePape pleaded not guilty to state-level charges during a Tuesday court hearing, which include attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon and elder abuse, among others.
An Immigrations and Customers Enforcement source told Fox News that DePape has been in the U.S. illegally after overstaying his visa by a “long time.”
Officers with the U.S. Capitol Police have a feed of live surveillance video outside of the Pelosi’s residence in San Francisco, but weren’t watching it when the break-in allegedly took place, sources told Fox News.
The officers were monitoring a live-feed of many cameras, which include surveillance of the Capitol complex, but also monitor some points away from the Capitol, including the Pelosi’s residence.
Paul Pelosi Jr. speaks to FBI investigators outside the home of his parents Nancy and Paul Pelosi, Friday October 28, 2022. His father, Paul was the victim of a violent home invasion earlier this morning.
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According to sources, an officer was monitoring the feeds and saw police lights on a dark street outside the Pelosi’s residence. When going through surveillance footage, the officer saw the alleged attack on Oct. 28, when DePape allegedly struck Paul Pelosi, people briefed on the incident said, according to the report.
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Sources tell Fox News that Capitol Police pay less attention to security cameras when one of its protectees is away, and the House Speaker wasn’t with her husband in San Francisco.
If the officers were watching the feed monitoring in real-time, the break-in would have been seen.
