David DePape Sentenced: Pelosi's Assailant Faces 30 Years Plus Life for Kidnapping

David DePape, who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer, received a 30-year federal sentence and was further convicted of aggravated kidnapping by a state court. This conviction potentially could lead to a life sentence. DePape's defender contested the sufficiency of evidence for some charges, which were added late in the trial.

David DePape, the man responsible for the shocking hammer attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband, has been handed a 30-year federal sentence and now faces additional time following a state court conviction for aggravated kidnapping. This new legal development may lead to a life sentence for DePape.

Last month, a federal judge issued a 30-year prison sentence to DePape for the brutal 2022 attack on Paul Pelosi. On Friday, a San Francisco jury found DePape guilty of multiple charges, including first-degree burglary, false imprisonment of an elder, threatening a family member of a public official, and aggravated kidnapping.

During the closing arguments, DePape's public defender, Adam Lipson, acknowledged his client's guilt in three of the charges but claimed that prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence for the charges related to threatening a public official's family member and aggravated kidnapping. These charges were added in late May, towards the end of DePape's federal trial.

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