David DePape biography: 13 things about Richmond, California man

David DePape is an American man from Richmond, California, United States. His twin sister Joanne Robinson lives in New Zealand.

Who is David DePape?

DePape is the stepson of Gene DePape, who is RonDePape‘s brother and Teresa DePape‘s husband. Here are 13 more things about David:

1. He grew up in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.
2. Still based in Powell River, his family lost in touch with him after he left Canada to follow a girlfriend to the U.S.
3. After graduating from high school in Canada, he moved to Hawaii, USA then to California.
4. Since 2002, he and his twin sister have not communicated with each other.
5. In 2012, he joined a group of nudist activists who went to the streets of San Francisco, California to protest restrictions on public nudity, which were approved by the Board of Supervisors that year.
6. On December 19, 2013, he was the best man in the wedding of Jaymz Smith and high-profile nudist Gypsy Taub on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco. He lived with Smith, Taub and her three children in a three-bedroom Victorian flat in Berkeley, California. At the time, he listed himself as a Green Party member in San Francisco voting records.
7. Amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which started in 2020, he maintained a blog in which he expressed his QAnon beliefs, his support for Donald Trump and his bigoted commentary directed at women, people of color, Muslims, Jewish people and the LGBTQ community. On October 28, 2022, the blog was suspended.
8. On October 28, 2022, he broke into Paul Pelosi and Nancy Pelosi‘s house in San Francisco. He used a hammer to attack Paul, who was alone. Paul was able to dial 911, which led to his arrest. He was living in a stucco house with an overgrown garden in Richmond when he was arrested that day.
9. On November 4, 2022, he waived his appearance in a San Francisco Superior Court. He was charged with assault, burglary, false imprisonment, attempted murder, threatening the family member of a public official and dissuading a witness to a crime.
10. On November 14, 2023, he spoke for more than 1 hour in court. He apologized and explained to jurors that he went to Paul and Nancy’s residence as part of a bigger plot to end what he viewed as government corruption.
11. On November 16, 2023, he was convicted in federal court of assault on the immediate family member of a federal official and attempted kidnapping of a federal official. Jodi Linker represented him.
12. In January 2024, he turned 44.
13. On May 17, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley sentenced him to 20 years for one count and 30 years for another count, which will run concurrently.