David DePape, the man convicted of a bloody hammer attack on Paul Pelosi and attempted kidnapping of his wife, former House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was sentenced by a federal judge to 30 years in prison on Friday, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
DePape, 44, who has been characterized as a right-wing conspiracy theorist, broke into the Pelosi home in San Francisco during the early morning hours of October 28, 2022, leading to the violent confrontation.
After demanding to know the whereabouts of Nancy, 84, DePape bludgeoned Paul, 84, with a hammer, leaving him with serious injuries including a skull fracture.
He was found guilty in November 2023 of two charges: attempting to kidnap a federal official and assaulting an immediate family member of a federal official with intent to retaliate against the official for performance of their duties.
Prosecutors asked that DePape receive the maximum sentence for both counts: 20 years for the kidnapping charge and 30 years for the assault charge. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granted this request but ruled that 10 of these years would be served concurrently. The defendant was also granted credit for time already served.