Police Officer Responding to Paul Pelosi’s Hammer Attack Gives Graphic Testimony
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—A San Francisco police officer testified on Dec. 14 that he witnessed the October attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who was struck in the head with a hammer and seriously injured.
The testimony of San Francisco police officer Kyle Cagney came in a preliminary hearing for suspect David DePape, a 42-year-old who faces multiple charges over the assault, including attempted murder.
“My partner said, ‘Drop the weapon’ … He started to pull the hammer, Mr. Pelosi let go and the man lunged and hit Mr. Pelosi in the head,” Cagney said in court, describing the encounter that left Pelosi with a fractured skull….