Who Is David DePape? The Man Accused of Attacking Paul Pelosi With A Hammer

Forty-two-year-old David DePape was arrested on charges of attempted murder, elder abuse, and burglary, police said.

Paul Pelosi underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands, the speaker’s office said.

Who Is David DePape?

David DePape is the man accused of breaking into US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home in San Francisco and hitting her husband with a hammer was raised in Canada,

later became a nudist activist there, and promoted far-right conspiracy theories before being connected to the attack, according to family members who spoke to CNN.

According to his stepfather Gene DePape, David DePape, the 42-year-old suspect charged with attempting to kill Paul Pelosi,

was born and raised in Powell River, British Columbia, but moved to California around 20 years ago to pursue a romantic relationship.

The Man Accused of Attacking Paul Pelosi With A Hammer.

The man accused of brutally attacking the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told police officers at the scene that he was on “a suicide mission” and had additional targets, according to court documents filed Tuesday.

The new details came shortly after California prosecutors charged David DePape, 42, with attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse,

residential burglary, false imprisonment, and threatening a public official in connection with Friday’s attack on Paul Pelosi.

DePape, who appeared in state court Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to all charges.