David DePape allegedly wanted to break Nancy Pelosi's 'kneecaps'

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View online October 31, 2022 1/ Paul Pelosi attack suspect David DePape faces federal charges for assault and attempted kidnapping   David DePape, the man suspected of attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi with a hammer at their San Francisco home, is now facing federal charges.   The charges of assault on the immediate family member of a federal official and attempted kidnapping of a federal official were outlined in a criminal complaint filed by an FBI agent in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday afternoon, three days after 42-year-old Mr DePape was accused of breaking and entering into the couple's Pacific Heights home and assaulting the 82-year-old Mr Pelosi.   The criminal complaint was based on an affidavit by FBI Special Agent Stephanie Minor.   The complaint states that Mr DePape attacked Mr Pelosi "with intent to retaliate against" the speaker "on account of the performance of official duties".   "DePape stated that he was going to hold Nancy hostage and talk to her. If Nancy were to tell DePape the 'truth,' he would let her go, and if she 'lied,' he was going to break 'her kneecaps'," the complaint said.   2/ 'We got him': Delphi victim's sister reacts as Richard Allen charged with murders 2,086 days on from the murders police announced that Richard Allen  had been charged with them 3/ Elon Musk complains about being asked about Trump's Twitter return Banned accounts will go before new 'content moderation council' for return to platform 4/ Tim Roth's son, musician Cormac Roth, has died aged 25 He's being remembered by his family as 'a wild and electric ball of energy' 5/ Trump asks Supreme Court to block House Democrats from seeing his tax returns Former president has been fighting to keep his taxes from the House Ways and Means committee since 2019 The Big Question Is New York City ready for its next big hurricane? Ten years ago, Superstorm Sandy delivered a blow to New York that brought the indefatigable city to its knees.   The storm was incomparable to any in city record. A late bloomer of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, climate change and a confluence of weather conditions led to a storm surge of disastrous proportions. The rivers, harbours, canals and oceanfront that helped make New York the iconic city it is today, suddenly became its ultimate vulnerability.   Sandy was also a moment of reckoning for the Big Apple: when the impacts of a climate crisis, long foretold, well and truly arrived. And still, in the past decade, unabated fossil fuel-burning on an ever-hotter planet has dialled up storm intensity to rival that of Sandy, as the recent devastation in Florida from Hurricane Ian laid bare. Read the full story > Watch/ Hero nine-year-old girl explains how she escaped kidnapper with baby brother in arms NUMBER OF THE DAY 500%   – The increase in the use of the n-word on Twitter by trolls emboldened in the wake of 'free speech absolutist' Elon Musk's acquisition of the platform last week, according to The Washington Post. QUOTE OF THE DAY "I want to sit down and make sure he understands this is hurtful to all of us, and as a man of faith, it is wrong to promote hate based on race, ethnicity or religion." – Joe Tsai, owner of the Brooklyn Nets, condemns Kyrie Irving's support of an antisemitic film, Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America. Other stories you might like Carbon dioxide leak at Los Angeles Airport leaves four workers ill FBI identifies 'Lady of the Dunes' nearly 50 years after body found Newly discovered building-sized asteroid to buzz by earth on Halloween Articles available exclusively to subscribers Laura Hampson, The Independent - Why I won't be buying Prince Harry's memoir Other newsletters you might like The Race Report Fortnightly, 7am (UK time) Written by Nadine White Sign up Morning Headlines Weekdays, 8am (UK time) Written by Joe Sommerlad Sign up If you can spare a minute we'd love your feedback on our newsletters. Join the conversation or follow us Please do not reply directly to this email You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Evening Headlines newsletter. Add us to your safe list of senders.   If you do not want to receive The Independent's Evening Headlines newsletter, please unsubscribe.   If you no longer wish to receive any newsletters or promotional emails from The Independent, you can unsubscribe here. This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345. Read our privacy notice and cookie policy.