David DePape, the 42-year-old illegal immigrant from Canada accused of breaking into the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week and attacking her husband with a hammer, allegedly wanted to hold the congresswoman hostage and threatened to break "her kneecaps" if he caught her lying, according to court documents.
San Francisco police arrived at the home and encountered Paul Pelosi, 82, and DePape struggling over a hammer. After the officers ordered them to drop the weapon, DePape allegedly seized control of it and swung it into Pelosi’s skull.
Police recovered zip ties in Pelosi’s bedroom, found glass broken at the rear of the house, rape, rope, gloves and a journal, according to the FBI affidavit.
Before Pelosi was taken to a hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery on a fractured skull, he told police from the ambulance that he had never seen DePape before and that the intruder showed up in his bedroom around 2:30 a.m. demanding to talk to "Nancy" – the House Speaker.
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The lawmaker’s husband told DePape that his wife was out, and DePape allegedly decided to wait for her to return.
"Pelosi stated that his wife would not be home for several days, and then DePape reiterated that he would wait," according to the affidavit.
Pelosi "was able to go into the bathroom" and call 911.
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DePape later told investigators about his plan to hold Speaker Pelosi against her will and interrogate her, according to the affidavit.
"DePape stated that he was going to hold Nancy hostage and talk to her," the affidavit reads. "If Nancy were to tell DePape the ‘truth,’ he would let her go, and if she ‘lied,’ he was going to break ‘her kneecaps.’"
DePape was allegedly "certain" that she would lie and described her as the "leader of the pack" of Democratic Party members who told unspecified "lies."
"DePape also later explained that by breaking Nancy’s kneecaps, she would then have to be wheeled into Congress, which would show other Members of Congress that there were consequences to actions," the affidavit continues.
DePape also allegedly admitted to breaking into the home, using the hammer to shatter a glass door and surprise Paul Pelosi in his bedroom.
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