Man who attacked Paul Pelosi with hammer sentenced to 30 years in prison
The hammer-wielding man who brutally attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in their San Francisco home was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday.
The hammer-wielding man who brutally attacked Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in their San Francisco home was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced.
U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley came close to siding with the U.S. Probation Office, which recommended a 25-year punishment against David DePape.
Government prosecutors had sought the maximum term of 40 years.
DePape's attorneys asked Corley to sentence him to 14 years, given that he had no criminal history and was going through a difficult time in his life, The Associated Press reported. DePape stood silently as Corley delivered the sentencing, according to the outlet.
In a statement on Friday, the Pelosi family said they were proud of Paul Pelosi, or "Pop," and grateful to those who wished him well since the attack.
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