San Francisco judge orders suspect in Paul Pelosi attack to remain in jail, denies bail to 42-year-old David DePape
Federal prosecutors charged David DePape with attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer Friday as he sought to take House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hostage.DePape faces 13 years to life if convicted of attempted murder and other charges in attack.A San Francisco judge on Friday kept the manSan Francisco Superior Court Judge Loretta “Lori” Giorgi scheduled a preliminary hearing Dec. 14 for DePape has been held at San Francisco County Jail since the Oct.
DePape also faces federal charges of assault on a family member of a federal official and attempted kidnapping of a federal official. and was ordered held without bail. The hearing Friday was a chance for him to get a conditional release. No federal arraignment has been scheduled yet. His public defender, Adam Lipson, said even if DePape were released on the state charges, he has a federal hold order that would keep him locked up pending trial.
During the brief hearing Friday, Giorgi disclosed that she worked in the San Francisco city attorney's office with one of Pelosi's daughters, Christine Pelosi, during the 1990s.Christine Pelosi attended the hearing, but left without addressing reporters.
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