The man convicted of assaulting and attempting to kidnap the husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a state trial.
The big picture: David DePape earlier this year received a 30-year prison sentence in his federal case.
- DePape was found guilty in the state trial in June on a number of charges including aggravated kidnapping, first-degree burglary and false imprisonment of an elder.
Zoom in: Ahead of the sentencing Tuesday, DePape's attorneys requested a new trial but the motion was denied.
- "It's my intention that Mr. DePape will never get out of prison, he can never be paroled," Judge Harry Dorfman said during sentencing, per AP.
- DePape addressed the court before he was sentenced, claiming he's a psychic, that Sept. 11 was an inside job and that his government-provided lawyers were conspiring against him, AP reports.
What they're saying: San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a statement that DePape's federal and local convictions reflect "the public's unanimous condemnation."
- "We can not allow political violence to become normalized and must take swift action to ensure there are serious consequences for those who will utilize violence to intimidate or stifle our elected leaders for doing what they have been elected to do," Jenkins added.
Context: Paul Pelosi was attacked in his San Francisco home in October 2022, days before the midterm elections, and underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands.
- The assault sent shockwaves through Washington, D.C., underscoring the rising tide of threats faced by lawmakers.
- A jury in the federal case found DePape guilty of attempted kidnapping of a U.S. official and assault of an immediate family member of a federal official. He was sentenced in May to 30 years in prison.
Go deeper: Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband again sentenced to 30 years in prison
