Paul Pelosi's hammer attacker is indicted for kidnapping and assault 

The man accused of breaking into Nancy Pelosi‘s San Francisco mansion and attacking her husband with a hammer has been formally charged for the attack.

A federal grand jury indicted David DePape, 42, on Wednesday on charges of assault and attempted kidnapping in connection with the break in at the Pelosi residence on October 28.

It comes just days after the House Speaker revealed that her husband had to have part of his skull removed and reshaped during surgery.

DePape was said to have woken Paul Pelosi up early that morning and allegedly told police how he wanted to restrain the man so he could take a nap while he waited for the House Speaker to return home.

But just moments after cops arrived on the scene, the indictment says, DePape struck the 82-year-old in the head with a hammer swinging it at ‘full force.’

The entire incident was recorded on police body camera footage, according to the indictment. 

DePape was arrested that night, and officers found a roll of tape, white rope, a…

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