The Department of Justice says forty-two year old, David DePape, has been charged with attempting to kidnap senior US politician Nancy Pelosi and assaulting her husband.
He is accused of breaking into the couple’s San Francisco home early on Friday and assaulting Paul Pelosi, 82, with a hammer.
The BBC is reporting he had been searching for the top Democrat and reportedly shouted “where is Nancy?” while inside the property.
However, Mrs Pelosi was on the other side of the country at the time.
The motive is being investigated.
However, police say it was “not a random act
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