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San Francisco police have launched dramatic video footage of former US Home Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, being struck by a hammer as police rushed in to cease his attacker.
The police physique digital camera footage was launched on Friday alongside a surveillance video exhibiting the alleged attacker, David DePape, 42, smashing by means of a glass window to get into the couple’s San Francisco dwelling in addition to a 911 name from a distressed Paul Pelosi, who was speaking to the dispatcher with DePape apparently beside him.
Within the physique cam footage, two law enforcement officials knock on the door on the Pelosis’ dwelling.
When the door opens, Pelosi and DePape can each be seen clutching a big hammer.
DePape tells law enforcement officials that “All the things’s good,” at which level the officers instruct him to drop the hammer.
DePape then seems to tear the hammer totally away from Pelosi, who’s in sleepwear, earlier than putting Pelosi with a strong overhand blow.
The 2 officers then charged inside – one among them shouting an expletive – tackling DePape.
DePape has been indicted on federal tried kidnapping and assault fees in addition to state fees of tried homicide, assault with a lethal weapon, housebreaking, elder abuse, false imprisonment and threatening a public official.
He has pleaded not responsible to the state fees.
