{"id":2247139,"date":"2024-05-17T18:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-man-who-attacked-paul-pelosi-with-hammer-gets-tough-sentence\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T18:02:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T22:02:45","slug":"breaking-man-who-attacked-paul-pelosi-with-hammer-gets-tough-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-man-who-attacked-paul-pelosi-with-hammer-gets-tough-sentence\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Harsh Sentencing for Attacker of Paul Pelosi with Hammer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-man-who-attacked-paul-pelosi-with-hammer-gets-tough-sentence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2247139&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Canadian national, David DePape, attacked Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s husband in San Francisco, leading to\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-says-conservative-ex-president-of-bolivia-beaten-in-prison\/\" title=\"Family Says Conservative Ex-President of Bolivia Beaten in Prison\">30-year prison sentence<\/a>. The assault occurred before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">midterm elections<\/a> in October 2022. DePape\u200c targeted\u2064 Pelosi with a hammer, resulting in severe injuries. The sentencing \u200dfollowed Mrs. Pelosi&#8217;s appeal for a substantial penalty, emphasizing the impact of the \u2064attack on \u200dher family. David DePape, a Canadian national, assaulted Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s husband in San Francisco, resulting in \u2064a 30-year prison \u200bterm. The \u2062attack took place prior\u2062 to the October 2022 midterm elections, \u200cwhere DePape used\u2063 a hammer, causing\u2063 severe\u200d injuries \u200cto Pelosi. Mrs. Pelosi advocated for a significant penalty, underscoring the attack&#8217;s impact on her family.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 17, 2024 at 1:00pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A Canadian national who attacked the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco just over 18 months ago will spend the next three decades in prison.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-attorneys-accused-paul-pelosi-attacker-say-trial-must-moved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David DePape<\/a> broke into the Pelosi home in October 2022 just before the midterm elections and attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-the-media-is-lying-to-you-about-george-floyd-and-makhia-bryant\/\" title=\"CANDACE OWENS: The Media Is Lying To You About George Floyd And Ma\u2019Khia Bryant\">jury ruled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Pelosi hammer attacker David DePape sentenced to 30 years in jail after Nancy Pelosi urged the judge to give him a \u201cvery long\u201d sentence.<\/p>\n<p>DePape was convicted of kidnapping and assault for the 2022 attack.<\/p>\n<p>DePape\u2019s attorney claimed that Hunter Biden was part of the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HoxxjoB7oN\">pic.twitter.com\/HoxxjoB7oN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1791545372793516253?\">May 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Pelosi spent almost a week in a hospital with a fractured skull and other injuries.<\/p>\n<p>DePape <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jury-delivers-verdict-david-depapes-assault-case-paul-pelosi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was convicted<\/a> by a jury last November of the assault and also of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-exactly-happens-in-chinese-concentration-camps\/\" title=\"What Exactly Happens In Chinese Concentration Camps?\">alleged attempted kidnapping<\/a> of Mrs. Pelosi.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/05\/17\/paul-pelosi-attacker-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>, DePape was sentenced to spend the next three decades in federal prison on Friday morning by a judge.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley credited DePape for 18 months of time served but handed him concurrent sentences of 30 and 20 years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Breaking news: David DePape, the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi\u2019s San Francisco home and bludgeoned her husband, was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NfC9ge4SUi\">https:\/\/t.co\/NfC9ge4SUi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/washingtonpost\/status\/1791537580602708307?\">May 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Was Justice served in the case?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Pelosi asked the judge to hand DePape a stiff sentence in a letter before Friday\u2019s hearing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nancy-pelosi-paul-pelosi-victim-statement-david-depape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor months, sleeping alone in my home was very difficult because I kept remembering the defendant breaking into my house,\u201d Mr. Pelosi said in the letter.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded: \u201cThe defendant severely damaged the nerves in my left hand. My forehand was \u2018de-gloved\u2019 exposing raw nerves and blood vessels. Surgeries and treatments mostly healed the skin, but underneath I still feel pinched nerves in my left hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis makes basic tasks like using buttons, cutlery and simple tools more difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DePape reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nancy-pelosis-husband-hospitalized-violently-assaulted-san-francisco-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">broke into the Pelosi home<\/a> and vowed to break the kneecaps of Mrs. Pelosi.<\/p>\n<p>The then-Speaker of the House was in Washington at the time.<\/p>\n<p>DePape was said to have been motivated to attack the Pelosi home out of a desire to stop what he viewed as corruption and he had been homeless.<\/p>\n<p>The attack on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-group-considers-expelling-paul-pelosi-dui-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. Pelosi<\/a> occurred just months after he was arrested in Northern California for causing an accident while driving drunk.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Pelosi attempted to show his arresting officer, a California Highway Patrol trooper, a CHP charity membership card after the accident.<\/p>\n<p>The apparent attempt to keep himself out of trouble did not go over well and Mr. Pelosi\u2019s membership in the CHP 11-99 Foundation was revoked, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/656124\/police-charity-kicks-out-paul-pelosi-after-he-flashed-membership-card-during-dui-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Examiner<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We who work here at The Western Journal have fought for years against Big Tech and the elites who want to shut us down and then shut America down. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Make no mistake \u2014 nothing will be the same after November 2024. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Stand with us today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44767\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44767\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44767\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44767\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44767\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Johnathan Jones has worked as a reporter, an editor, and producer in radio, television and digital media.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Johnathan &#8220;Kipp&#8221; Jones has worked as an editor and producer in radio and television. He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent update by Johnathan Jones on May 17, 2024, a Canadian national, David DePape, who assaulted former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s husband in San Francisco 18 months ago, has been sentenced to thirty years in prison. 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