Paul Pelosi answered door to cops but did NOT say he was in distress, new police account claims 

An apparently calm Paul Pelosi never let officers know he was in distress just seconds before walking back to his home where an intruder beat him to death with a hammer, new details from police sources have revealed.

David DePape, 42, is charged with breaking into Pelosi’s home and beating Paul Pelosi, 82, on the head with a hammer after he allegedly planned to kill his wife, Speaker of the U.S. House, Nancy Pelosi. hostage and break her kneecaps.

Rather than tell officers he needed help, or try to flee the house, Pelosi greeted them calmly and then retreated several yards into the foyer where police saw DePape hit him with a hammer, police sources close to home said. the research. NBC news.

It’s not clear if Pelosi was already injured or what his mental state was as he walked a few yards back into the house, away from the police.

But according to the San Francisco police report, both Pelosi and the intruder each had a hand on the hammer, which they reportedly struggled with when police yelled, “Drop the hammer!”

Paul Pelosi was released from the hospital on Thursday and returned to the same San Francisco home where he was attacked a week ago.

It was later revealed by sources that the responding officers apparently did not know that it was the home of Nancy Pelosi, who has a security detail and was in Washington, DC at the time of the attack.

DePape was carrying zip ties when he broke into the house in the Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, shouting “Where’s Nancy” — the same phrase used by Capitol rioters on Jan.

Pelosi told the intruder that his wife wasn’t there and wouldn’t be there for several days, so DePape said he’d wait. Pelosi was somehow able to get into the bathroom where he called 911.

DePape told investigators he wanted to hold Nancy Pelosi captive and talk to her. He said that if the speaker “telled the truth,” he would let her go, and if she “lie,” he would “break her kneecaps.”

“She would then have to be driven to Congress, which would show other members of Congress that there were consequences to actions,” he explained.

DePape later also said he broke into the house with the hammer through a glass door.

Paul Pelosi, who was the only one home when DePape broke in, called police who arrived two minutes later and struggled with a hammer, according to a Justice Department press release.

When officers Kolby Wilmes and Kyle Cagney responded and rang the bell at the home, DePape reportedly told Pelosi not to open the door, but Pelosi did so with his left hand.

Pelosi and DePape stood in the dimly lit foyer, facing the officers as Pelosi greeted them calmly, according to the report.

When one of the officers asked the men what was going on, DePape said, “Everything is fine,” and pulled his hands to his body. When an officer turned on his flashlight, DePape could be seen clutching the bottom handle of the hammer with one hand and Pelosi’s right arm with the other. Pelosi’s right hand was also on the hammer’s handle.

When an officer ordered the men to “drop the hammer,” DePape raised the hammer and said, “um, no” as he tried to pull it away from Pelosi, who said “hey, hey!” exclaimed.

DePape then gained control of it and hit Pelosi’s head, knocking Pelosi unconscious, according to San Francisco FBI Special Agent Stephanie Minor wrote in a request for a federal criminal complaint and an arrest warrant.

DePape was formally charged with attempted murder in San Francisco court on Tuesday afternoon. He pleaded not guilty to charges against him, including assault, attempted murder and attempted kidnapping.

Immigration officials confirmed Thursday morning that the suspect — Canadian-born DePape, who is in custody — entered the US illegally by crossing the Mexican border in 2008.

The US Capitol Police said Thursday it would investigate security procedures for the many lawmakers who receive some form of protection. The Speaker herself has a 24-hour security detective who travels with her.

The attack left Paul Pelosi with a fractured skull and injuries to his arms and hands for which he underwent surgery, according to the speaker’s office. He returned home on Thursday, where he will continue treatment.

The director of real estate and venture capital “remains under the doctor’s care as he continues a long recovery and recovery process” at home, the speaker said in a statement from her office.

“The Pelosi family is grateful for the wonderful outpouring of love, support and prayers from around the world,” Pelosi’s office said in a statement.

“Paul is grateful to the 911 operator, emergency services, trauma care team, ICU staff and the entire ZSFGH medical staff for the outstanding and compassionate life-saving treatment he received following the violent attack in our home,” the statement said. .

“Paul will remain under doctor’s care as he continues a long recovery and recovery process. He is now at home, surrounded by his family who ask for privacy.’

The incident, just days before the November election, has prompted Congress to renew calls to strengthen security in the face of a growing threat against lawmakers.

Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat who is second in line to the presidency, was in Washington at the time.

US Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said in a weekend memo to lawmakers that the attack is “a bleak reminder of the threats facing elected officials and families in 2022.”

In a speech Wednesday, US President Joe Biden linked the attack to the political violence unleashed by supporters of ex-President Donald Trump against Congress on January 6, 2021.

Republicans, he said, have “encouraged violence and intimidation of voters and election officials.”

“That’s the road to chaos in America,” he said.