I’m inside the San Francisco courtroom for David DeDape’s preliminary hearing - the man accused of breaking into Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and beating her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer.
#Here’s what he’s facing:
#Here’s what he’s facing:
2/ David DePape is in the courtroom in an orange jumpsuit, with long hair down to his shoulders.
They just played the 911 call made by Paul Pelosi the night of the attack.
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They just played the 911 call made by Paul Pelosi the night of the attack.
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3/
***911 call***
Pelosi: I got a problem but he thinks everything is good…
This gentlemen came into my house and he wants to wait for my wife…
He told me not to do anything…
He’s telling me to put the phone down and do what he says…
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***911 call***
Pelosi: I got a problem but he thinks everything is good…
This gentlemen came into my house and he wants to wait for my wife…
He told me not to do anything…
He’s telling me to put the phone down and do what he says…
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4/
*911 Call*
(911) What’s his name?
(Man in background) David
(Pelosi) The name is David
(911) Who is David?
(Pelosi) I don’t know.
(Man in background) I’m a friend of theirs
(Pelosi) He says he’s a friend but…
(911) But you don’t know who he is?
(Pelosi) No ma’am.
*911 Call*
(911) What’s his name?
(Man in background) David
(Pelosi) The name is David
(911) Who is David?
(Pelosi) I don’t know.
(Man in background) I’m a friend of theirs
(Pelosi) He says he’s a friend but…
(911) But you don’t know who he is?
(Pelosi) No ma’am.
5/ SFPD officer currently testifying that he and his partner knew it was Pelosi’s house before they knocked the door.
6/ SFPD officer testified his partner knocked door of Pelosi home, then door opened from inside, so officers did not open door, which contradicts DOJ indictment filed on 11/9/22, which said cops opened door.
We 1st reported on this discrepancy last month
nbcbayarea.com/investigations…
We 1st reported on this discrepancy last month
nbcbayarea.com/investigations…
7/ SFPD officer testified that when door opened, both DePape and Pelosi could be seen holding the same hammer.
He said when officers asked him to drop the hammer, DePape said “no.”
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He said when officers asked him to drop the hammer, DePape said “no.”
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8/
SFPD officer describes hammer as a “metal hammer.”
“In one motion, he raised [hammer] above his head and lunged and swung the hammer at Mr. Pelosi.”
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SFPD officer describes hammer as a “metal hammer.”
“In one motion, he raised [hammer] above his head and lunged and swung the hammer at Mr. Pelosi.”
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9/ Prosecutor just had officer put on gloves and open sealed envelope that contained hammer. Prosecutor asked officer to identify if that appeared to be the same hammer used in the attack. Officer said yes.
10/ San Francisco Police Officer Kyle Cagney still testifying:
“When we attempted to put the suspect in handcuffs, Mr. Pelosi was laying face down…unconscious.”
He said Pelosi was bleeding “a lot…there was a pool of blood.”
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#Depape #PaulPelosi #Pelosi
“When we attempted to put the suspect in handcuffs, Mr. Pelosi was laying face down…unconscious.”
He said Pelosi was bleeding “a lot…there was a pool of blood.”
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#Depape #PaulPelosi #Pelosi
11/ Court just played police body camera video night of Pelosi attack. The tv monitor is facing the SFPD officer on the stand, so most of us in court couldn’t see the video, but could hear audio.
I used my stopwatch to time out events as they unfolded:
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I used my stopwatch to time out events as they unfolded:
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12/
Timing based on police body camera audio:
:00
Officers knock door of Pelosi home
:20
(door opens)
(Officer) Hi how you doing?
(Officer) What’s going on man?
(Man) He’s good.
:30
(Officer) Drop the hammer
:34
(Depape strikes Pelosi with hammer)
Timing based on police body camera audio:
:00
Officers knock door of Pelosi home
:20
(door opens)
(Officer) Hi how you doing?
(Officer) What’s going on man?
(Man) He’s good.
:30
(Officer) Drop the hammer
:34
(Depape strikes Pelosi with hammer)
13/ Now an SFPD investigator is on the stand, who interviewed Paul Pelosi on Oct. 30 about the attack.
“He said this man was in his room and woke him up. He was startled and a little groggy…
He asked him where’s Nancy, where’s Nancy…”
@nbcbayarea #Pelosi #Depape
“He said this man was in his room and woke him up. He was startled and a little groggy…
He asked him where’s Nancy, where’s Nancy…”
@nbcbayarea #Pelosi #Depape
14/ SFPD investigator who interviewed Paul Pelosi:
“[Paul Pelosi] told [David DePape] she is in Washington right now, and that she’d be back in a couple of days.
[Paul Pelosi] said [David DePape] was holding a hammer in one hand a bunch of plastic zip cords in the other hand.”
“[Paul Pelosi] told [David DePape] she is in Washington right now, and that she’d be back in a couple of days.
[Paul Pelosi] said [David DePape] was holding a hammer in one hand a bunch of plastic zip cords in the other hand.”
15/
(Prosecutor) Did Mr. Pelosi feel like he was free to leave the house?
(SFPD investigator) He said hell no.
(Prosecutor) Did he ever threaten Mr. Pelosi?
(SFPD investigator) Yes. He kept telling Mr. Pelosi that he could take him out.
(Prosecutor) Did Mr. Pelosi feel like he was free to leave the house?
(SFPD investigator) He said hell no.
(Prosecutor) Did he ever threaten Mr. Pelosi?
(SFPD investigator) Yes. He kept telling Mr. Pelosi that he could take him out.
16/
Court is playing recorded interview between SFPD investigator and accused suspect David DePape that took place on 10/28/22:
“I’m not trying to get away with this. I know what I did.”
- DePape
#Pelosi #DePape
Court is playing recorded interview between SFPD investigator and accused suspect David DePape that took place on 10/28/22:
“I’m not trying to get away with this. I know what I did.”
- DePape
#Pelosi #DePape
17/
According to SFPD investigator on the stand, when she asked DePape what his intention was in going to Pelosi home, DePape said he wanted to hold Nancy Pelosi “hostage” and “talk with her.”
He said if she “told the truth” he would “let her go.”
#Pelosi #DePape
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According to SFPD investigator on the stand, when she asked DePape what his intention was in going to Pelosi home, DePape said he wanted to hold Nancy Pelosi “hostage” and “talk with her.”
He said if she “told the truth” he would “let her go.”
#Pelosi #DePape
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18/
When SFPD investigator on stand is questioned whether David DePape was prepared to go on a “suicide mission” at Pelosi home, she said “yes,” adding…
“[DePape] mentioned that if officers had shot him they better not miss and he was ready for that.”
@nbcbayarea #Pelosi
When SFPD investigator on stand is questioned whether David DePape was prepared to go on a “suicide mission” at Pelosi home, she said “yes,” adding…
“[DePape] mentioned that if officers had shot him they better not miss and he was ready for that.”
@nbcbayarea #Pelosi
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