Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was released from the hospital Thursday, six days after he was severely beaten by an intruder inside the couple’s San Francisco home.
In a statement, Speaker Pelosi said her husband “remains under doctors’ care as he continues to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence.”
Paul Pelosi is recovering from what officials said was a successful surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital “to repair a skull fracture and serious injuries to his right arm and hands.”
Pelosi was attacked when an intruder broken into the couple’s Pacific Heights home sometime around 2 a.m. last Friday.
Federal prosecutors said David DePape entered the Pelosis’ home by smashing a rear glass door with a hammer, then went to the second floor. There, he found Paul Pelosi, 82, sleeping, and reportedly shouted, “Where’s Nancy?” repeatedly.
Paul Pelosi was alone at the time of the break-in; the speaker was in Washington with her protective detail.
Realizing the potential danger, Paul Pelosi managed to make a quick, surreptitious phone call to 911 and left the line open, authorities said. A 911 dispatcher realized something was seriously wrong and immediately sent police to the address. Officers were told there was a man inside the home named David, whom Pelosi did not know.
DePape has been charged with attempted murder, residential burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder and threats to a public official and their family. He faces 13 years to life in prison if convicted of all local charges. He also faces federal assault and kidnapping charges.
Federal prosecutors allege DePape was hoping to find Nancy Pelosi and intended to kidnap her and break her kneecaps, calling her the “leader of the pack” of lies told by the Democratic Party.
He also had other targets in mind — including a Bay Area professor and prominent state and federal politicians and their families — when he broke into the Pelosis’ home, prosecutors said.
