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Suspect in Pelosi attack told police he was on a 'suicide mission'

David Wayne DePape, who is charged with breaking into US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and clubbing her husband in the head with a hammer, appears before a San Francisco Judge on November 1. © Vicki Behringer, Reuters

The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her told police he was on a “suicide mission” and had plans to target other California and federal politicians, according to a Tuesday court filing.

David DePape was ordered held without bail during his arraignment Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court. His public defender entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf. It was the first public appearance since the early Friday attack for DePape, a fringe activist drawn to conspiracy theories.

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