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A California court ruled Wednesday that the San Francisco district attorney’s office must make public 911 audio calls, police body camera footage and home surveillance video recorded the night before. Attack Last year at the Pelosis’ San Francisco home. police conversation audio david deppe, The alleged assailant should also be made public, the court ruled.
The decision came after a motion by a coalition of news organizations, including CNN, seeking the release of the material.
It is not immediately clear how soon the material will be made public.
DePape has pleaded not guilty to multiple state and federal crimes, including assault and attempted murder. His lawyers argued against the public release of the audio and footage, writing that it would “irreparably harm” his right to a fair trial.
Paul Pelosi According to court documents, in October the couple’s home was attacked by a male assailant with a hammer who was looking for the House Speaker — a development that ultimately led to then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to leave the House Democratic leadership.
Pelosi did surgery A spokeswoman for Nancy Pelosi said in a statement “to heal a skull fracture and severe injuries to her right arm and hands” following the incident. California Democratic Congresswoman told CNN last week While her husband is “doing fine,” it will still “take him a while to get back to normal.”
Court documents revealed that Dieppe allegedly woke up Paul Pelosi shortly after 2 a.m., carrying a large hammer and several white zip ties, and demanded: “Where’s Nancy? Where’s Nancy?” He then threatened to tie up Paul Pelosi and prevented her from escaping in an elevator, according to the documents. Deppe later reportedly told her, “I can get you out.”
Pelosi called 911 during the attack after persuading the assailant to let her go to the bathroom, where her phone was charging, and secretly spoke to the police. CNN previously reported that police body cam footage from the incident is expected to show what officers saw when Paul Pelosi opened the door and his assailant attacked him with a hammer, fracturing his skull.
A limited number of Pelosi family members met with authorities in November to listen to the calls and view the footage, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins told Wolf Blitzer on “The Situation Room” at the time, first reported by CNN. Confirms details.
Asked by CNN’s Anderson Cooper in early November if she wanted to hear her husband’s call, Nancy Pelosi said, “I don’t think so. I don’t know if I have to or not. I don’t know yet. This is all about the legal side of things. But she added, “Paul saved his life with that call.”