Man who spent 30 years in prison for attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband has been sentenced to life in prison on state charges

Before sentencing, Adam Lipson, one of the defense attorneys, asked Dorfman to consider DePape’s mental health and isolation, which made him vulnerable to online propaganda.

“This is a man who, until his activation, was always a peaceful, law-abiding person,” Lipson said.

When given the chance to speak in court before his sentencing, DePape, who wore an orange prison garb and had his brown hair pulled back into a ponytail, explained at length that 9/11 was an inside job and that his ex-wife had been replaced by a stunt double. and government-provided lawyers are conspiring against him.

“I’m a medium,” DePape told the court, reading from papers. “The more I meditate, the more psychic I become.”

In a letter read in court by the victim’s daughter, Christine Pelosi, Paul Pelosi called for the maximum sentence, saying the “last peaceful sleep” ended abruptly when the defendant violently broke into my home, entered my bedroom and stood there. My bed with hammers and zip ties demanding to see my wife and asking ‘Where’s Nancy?’ “he shouts.”

He said the attack left him with blows to his head, a metal plate, dizziness and nerve damage in his left hand. He said sleeping at home alone brought back memories of the attack.

A federal jury previously found DePape guilty of assaulting a family member of a federal official and attempting to kidnap a federal official. He was sentenced in May 30 years in federal prison During an unusual resentment hearing resulting from a miscarriage of justice. The sentence in the state case will run concurrently with the federal sentence.

DePape’s lawyers said the state case following his federal conviction amounted to double jeopardy. They argued that the two cases stemmed from the same act, even though the criminal counts were not exactly the same. The judge dismissed some of the state charges but retained others that were not included in the federal case.

Attack on Paul Pelosi on October 28, 2022 Video captured on police body camera Just a few days before the midterm elections and Shocked the political world. He suffered head injuries, including a skull fracture, which was repaired with plates and screws. His right arm and hand were also injured.

DePape, a Canadian citizen who has lived in the United States for years, admitted during his federal trial that he planned to take Nancy Pelosi hostage, record her interrogation, and “break her kneecaps” if Pelosi did not confess her lies. He said he was referring to “Russiagate,” a reference to the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Janie Har, Associated Press