Ex of Pelosi hammer-attack suspect thrown out of court

A pro-nudist campaigner, whose former partner is charged with attacking ex-House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer, has been expelled from court after allegedly trying to tamper with the jury in his trial.

- AMELIA NEATH, GUSTAF KILANDER

Gypsy Taub, the former partner of defendant David DePape, was barred from entering the public gallery and the second floor of the San Fransisco courthouse where DePape’s state trial was coming to an end, according to the Associated Press.

DePape, 44, was convicted last month and sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official. Prosecutors found that DePape had attacked Ms Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, who was 82 at the time, with a hammer after he broke into their San Fransisco home in October 2022.

Following his conviction in the federal trial, DePape is now undergoing a state trial stemming from the break-in. The action to throw Ms Taub out came after the judge said she was trying to tamper with the jury. On Monday and Tuesday, Ms Taub, who is a high-profile pro-nudist activist in the Bay Area, was reportedly handing out pieces of paper with a website address on them.