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Paul Pelosi’s alleged attacker also targeted Tom Hanks, Hunter Biden, Gavin Newsom, investigator says

The case against David DePape, the man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer in Pelosi’s San Francisco home, will go to trial, a San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday. DePape will be arraigned Dec. 28 on charges including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder, first-degree burglary and threatening the family member of ...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and husband Paul Pelosi attend the 23rd Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at The Kennedy Center on April 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C..

The case against David DePape, the man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer in Pelosi’s San Francisco home, will go to trial, a San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday.

DePape will be arraigned Dec. 28 on charges including attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder, first-degree burglary and threatening the family member of a public official. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. DePape could face a life sentence if convicted.

The judge ruled at Wednesday’s preliminary hearing that prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence to move forward with a trial — evidence that included body-camera footage, as well as testimony from an officer who first responded to the 911 call and

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