Officers responding to Mr Pelosi's 911 call found him and Mr DePape fighting over a hammer, the indictment alleges
A man accused of attacking US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer has pleaded not guilty to federal charges against him.
David DePape is accused of the attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault of an immediate family member of a federal official. The charges arise from a break-in at Nancy and Paul Pelosi's home in San Francisco on 28 October, just days before the midterm elections. Mr Pelosi, 82, was left needing surgery to treat a fractured skull.
DePape, 42, of Richmond, a San Francisco suburb, has separately pleaded not guilty to state charges of attempted murder, burglary and elder abuse. The federal charges include assault upon an immediate family member of a US official with the intent to retaliate against the official on account of the performance of official duties.Another charge alleges Mr DePape attempted to kidnap a US official"on account of the performance of official duties". That indictment claims Mr DePape intended to kidnap
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