Paul Pelosi Hammer Attack Suspect Held Without Bail, Hearing Set for Friday
San Francisco deputy public defender Adam Lipson, attorney for David DePape, who is accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi, leaves his client’s arraignment in San Francisco Superior Court on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, November 1 (Sputnik) –David DePape, the suspect in the attack on Paul Pelosi, was arraigned on Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco, where he pleaded “not guilty” to charges of attempted murder, among others, according to the San Francisco Standard.DePape’s public defender, Adam Lipson, spoke at a press conference on Tuesday following DePape’s court hearing, announcing that DePape had waived his right to a hearing within 10 days.”[DePape] is currently being held without bail. Friday is the setting of the preliminary hearing,” Lipson said. “The bail hearing will probably be set in conjunction with the preliminary hearing at some later date.”DePape is facing both state and federal charges for the alleged attack, meaning that federal authorities would arrest DePape even if San Francisco were to release him, Lipson said. DePape is being charged with one count of assault of an immediate family member of a US official with intent to retaliate on account of official duties, as well as one count of attempted kidnapping of a US official on account of their duties, the Justice Department also announced on Monday.The suspect entered the Pelosis’ home on Friday and attacked the 82-year-old Paul Pelosi, although his apparent target was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who was in Washington, DC, at the time. DePape suffered a dislocated shoulder during his arrest and has signed a protective order agreeing to stay away from the speaker and her husband.
