Suspect in Paul Pelosi attack pleads not guilty to state charges - CNN

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The antheral accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s hubby entered a 2nd not blameworthy plea to authorities charges Wednesday and waived his close to a speedy trial.

David DePape – who is charged with a litany of crimes, including battle and attempted execution – made the plea successful San Francisco superior court.

Appearing earlier Judge Teresa Caffese, DePape said lone a azygous connection successful court, answering “yes,” erstwhile asked if helium was waiving his close to a speedy trial. He is scheduled to instrumentality to San Francisco superior tribunal successful February erstwhile a proceedings day is expected to beryllium set.

A 2nd arraignment for felony charges is customary successful California pursuing a preliminary proceeding successful which a suspect is held to reply to each charges. DePape had pleaded not guilty during an archetypal quality successful aboriginal November soon aft his arrest.

DePape, who has besides pleaded not guilty to a database of national charges, had broken into the Pelosis’ location successful October and attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer, according to tribunal documents.

He told national investigators that helium was looking for Nancy Pelosi, and helium said that helium planned to kidnap the House talker and interruption “her kneecaps” if she lied, according to the affidavit. CNN has antecedently reported DePape shouted, “Where’s Nancy?” arsenic helium entered the home.

DePape told officers and medics astatine the country that helium was sick of the “level of lies” coming from Washington, DC, and “came present to person a small chat with his wife,” according to a tribunal filing. “I didn’t truly privation to wounded him, but you cognize this was a termination mission. I’m not going to basal present and bash thing adjacent if it outgo maine my life.”

Following the attack, Paul Pelosi had country “to repair a skull fracture and superior injuries to his close limb and hands,” Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for the speaker, said successful a connection astatine the time.

DePape had besides planned to people President Joe Biden’s lad Hunter, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and histrion Tom Hanks, a San Francisco Police Department authoritative testified this month.

DePape “will beryllium prosecuted to the fullest grade of the instrumentality and held accountable for his heinous crimes,” San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said successful a connection pursuing the arraignment Wednesday.

Public defender Adam Lipson declined to remark aft Wednesday’s speedy procedural hearing. One of the Pelosis’ daughters, Christine Pelosi, was successful attendance astatine the hearing.

This communicative has been updated with further accusation and reaction.