US Capitol Police first learned of Paul Pelosi attack through live camera feed of house

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Published Wed, Nov 2, 2022 3:56 AM
David Wayne DePape, 42, who is charged with breaking into US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home and clubbing her husband in the head with a hammer, wears his arm in a sling before San Francisco Superior Court Judge Diane Northway at the Criminal courts in San Francisco, November 1, 2022, in this courtroom sketch.

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The revelation comes the same day a court filing revealed that the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told authorities he was on a “suicide mission” and had plans to target other public officials.

David DePape, 42, told officers and medics at the scene that he was sick of the “level of lies” coming from Washington, DC, and “came here to have a little chat with his wife,” the filing said. “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.”

Court filing details more from attack

The document provides the most detailed account yet of the attack on Paul Pelosi last week, which has touched off fresh concern about violence against lawmakers. Federal law enforcement agencies have consistently warned about the increasing threat of politically motivated violence after January 6, 2021, raising specific concerns about the likelihood that online calls for violence result in real-world attacks.

According to the court filing, DePape “smashed through a window in a back door of the Pelosi home in search of” the House speaker and “startled” awake 82-year-old Paul Pelosi, who had been asleep wearing just a pajama top and boxer shorts.