The man accused of assaulting the husband of former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer last year expressed regret on Friday that he did not do more, according to a prison plea he allegedly had with a post from the California News.
David DePape shared a surprising lack of remorse about the violence during what was described as an unexpected phone call to KTVU, the San Francisco station reported. The appeal followed the release of body camera footage of the incident.
“I want to apologize to everyone. I screwed up. What I did was very bad. I’m so sorry I don’t have more. It’s my fault. No one else is to blame. I should have come better prepared,” he told KTVU reporter Amber Lee, according to audio of the call posted online.
His defense attorneys did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for comment Sunday.
via the Associated Press
DePape, who is behind bars on charges of attempted murder, elder abuse and kidnapping to which he has pleaded not guilty, reportedly refused Lee’s questions, saying it could jeopardize his criminal case. However, in the recording of the call, he appears to admit that he planned and executed the October 28 attack while defending it as a stand for American freedom.
“You’re welcome,” he says after acknowledging video footage of the morning home invasion that hospitalized 82-year-old Paul Pelosi.
“Freedom and liberty do not die, they are systematically and deliberately killed,” he says in the recording. “The people who killed her have names and addresses, so I got their names and addresses so I could pay them a little visit. Talk about their bad behavior.
He goes on to say that he is creating a website to expose his conspiracy theories, which will be “out of reach of global tyrannical fascists and their internet censors”. His defense team asked Friday to be able to use a computer while he is behind bars so they can review materials related to his criminal record, according to a court filing.
One of DePape’s public defenders expressed concern Friday that he may not receive a fair trial after the release of police dash cam footage showing him battling Pelosi for control of the gavel. He then appears to hit Pelosi over the head with the tool, knocking him unconscious.
“The tapes are provocative and could fuel unsubstantiated theories about this case, and we are extremely concerned about Mr. DePape’s ability to get a fair trial,” Adam Lipson, a San Francisco deputy public defender, told The Associated Press while called the publication. footage “scary. error.”
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