Update: David DePape ordered to stand trial in violent assault of Paul Pelosi - CBS San Francisco

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SFPD serviceman gives his relationship of brushwood with DePape astatine Pelosi location greeting of onslaught

SFPD serviceman gives his relationship of brushwood with DePape astatine Pelosi location greeting of attack 02:35

SAN FRANCISCO -- After hours of grounds including 911 telephone audio and constabulary assemblage cam video, David DePape was ordered Wednesday to basal proceedings connected each charges stemming from the terrifying October home-invasion battle of Paul Pelosi.

Superior Court Judge Stephen Murphy determined determination was capable grounds to determination guardant with prosecution connected each authorities charges, including attempted murder.

Murphy ordered DePape is owed backmost successful authorities tribunal connected Dec. 28 for ceremonial arraignment.

During Wednesday's preliminary hearing, prosecutors utilized 911 audio, constabulary assemblage cam video and investigators sworn grounds to meticulously pieced unneurotic the lawsuit against the accused assailant. The grounds revealed a database of imaginable targets successful summation to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.

Wearing an orangish jumpsuit, DePape sat astatine the defence table. In the crowded courtroom was Christine Pelosi, 1 of the Pelosis' 5 big children.

The proceeding got disconnected to a speedy commencement with prosecutors playing audio of Paul Pelosi's 911 telephone to San Francisco police.

The audio signaling was followed by 1 of the SFPD officers -- serviceman Kyle Cagney -- who responded to the location taking the basal and describing the doorway confrontation with DePape and the swift hammer attack. He past displayed the hammer to the courtroom, pulling it from a ample grounds pouch.

Cagney besides reviewed constabulary assemblage camera video with Judge Murphy.

Sgt. Carla Hurley, who interviewed DePape for an hr the time of the attack, testified that the suspect told her of different radical helium wanted to target, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, histrion Tom Hanks and Hunter Biden, 1 of President Joe Biden's sons. Hurley did not accidental whether constabulary had immoderate grounds of a crippled against them.

Authorities had antecedently said DePape told investigators that helium had different targets but a tribunal papers lone stated that they were a section prof arsenic good arsenic respective salient authorities and national politicians and members of their families.

"There is evil successful Washington, what they did went truthful acold beyond the campaign. It originates with Hillary (Clinton)," DePape told Hurley, according to her testimony. She said helium besides remarked, "Honestly, time successful time out, they are lying. They spell from 1 transgression to different transgression to different crime."

The proceeding was the archetypal successful beforehand of Murphy. Presiding Judge Loretta "Lori" Giorgi bowed retired aft revealing that she and Christine had worked unneurotic successful the San Francisco metropolis attorney's office in the 1990s but had not interacted successful years.

The enraged DePape allegedly broke into the location searching for Paul's woman -- erstwhile House talker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who was successful Washington astatine the time.

He told officers and medics astatine the country -- "I'm sick of the insane f...ing level of lies coming retired of Washington, D.C. I came present to person a small chat with his wife. 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."

On a section level, DePape is facing attempted murder, battery, battle and a drawstring of different charges related to the onslaught successful which helium struck Paul Pelosi with a hammer, fracturing his skull, arsenic constabulary officers watched from a doorway.

Meanwhile, determination is simply a parallel prosecution going connected successful national court wherever the Richmond antheral has been charged with assault and attempted kidnapping. He has pleaded not blameworthy to those charges and is being held without bail.

The charges stem from his apprehension for the aboriginal greeting break-in and battle connected Oct. 28 astatine the Pelosi home that sent shockwaves crossed the nation's divided governmental landscape.

According to San Francisco police, officers responded to Paul Pelosi's 911 telephone reporting the location break-in astatine astir 2:27 a.m.

Upon arrival, the officers recovered DePape attacking Pelosi.

"When officers arrived connected scene, they encountered an big antheral and Mrs. Pelosi's husband, Paul," SFPD Chief Bill Scott told reporters. "Our officers observed Mr. Pelosi and the fishy some holding a hammer. The fishy pulled the hammer distant from Mr. Pelosi and violently assaulted him with it."

"Our officers instantly tackled the suspect, disarmed him, took him into custody, requested exigency backup and rendered aesculapian aid," helium added.

Along with the hammer, DePape besides had zip ties, which helium admitted to having truthful helium could instrumentality Nancy Pelosi hostage.

He had allegedly forced his mode into the location by smashing the model of a rear door.

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After country and a infirmary stay, Paul Pelosi has been recovering astatine home.

When asked successful a caller CBS News interview, the Pelosi's daughter, Alexandra, said her father's betterment has been dilatory and steady.

"He's getting amended each day, convey you for asking," she responded to a question astir her father's existent condition. "The scars are healing. I mean, helium looks similar Frankenstein. The scars are healing. But I deliberation the affectional scars, uh, I don't cognize if those ever heal.

"I mean, that's tough. It's truly tough. I don't deliberation it's OK for an 82-year-old antheral to beryllium attacked successful his location successful the mediate of the nighttime due to the fact that of immoderate his woman does for work."

Adding to the affectional scars for the full household is however immoderate reacted.

"I haven't slept since the nighttime my begetter was attacked," Alexandra said. "What happened to him is 1 thing; what the extracurricular satellite did with that for their ain governmental fodder, is what's overmuch harder for america to grip arsenic a family. I don't attraction who you are and who you ballot for. Nobody should deliberation it is comic that an 82-year-old antheral got attacked successful his home. And yet, like, a sitting politician and a wannabe politician and members of Congress were laughing astir it."