Judge dismisses attempted murder and other charges in state case against Paul Pelosi’s attacker

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David DePape was convicted in federal court and sentenced to 30 years in prison last month.

Judge dismisses attempted murder and other charges in state case against Paul Pelosi’s attackerIn this image taken from San Francisco Police Department body-camera video, Paul Pelosi fights for control of a hammer with his assailant David DePape during a brutal attack in the couple's San Francisco home, Oct. 28, 2022.

Following the victory in federal court, state prosecutors continued to pursue their own case against DePape, who bludgeoned former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer inside their San Francisco home in 2022. Paul Pelosi was 82 at the time of the attack. The judge on Thursday dismissed the state charges of attempted murder, elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon.

 

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