Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker has been charged with tried homicide.
The 48-year-old star seemed to be tackled to the bottom as he carried out as a part of the Netflix Is A Joke pageant, with LAPD officers later confirming they had been holding Isaiah Lee in custody.
Now, the 23-year-old has been charged with tried homicide with reference to an unrelated incident.
Prosecutors alleged that Lee stabbed his roommate throughout a battle at a transitional housing condo again in December 2021 and the sufferer reported the incident to police, figuring out Lee because the perpetrator shortly after the incident with Dave.
Los Angeles County District Lawyer George Gascón stated in an announcement: ‘The publicity generated by the assault on Mr. Chappelle helped police remedy this crime.
‘The incident that occurred on the Hollywood Bowl was misdemeanor conduct and rightfully referred to the Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace. Based mostly on the character and severity of the December assault, Mr. Lee is now going through felony prices which my workplace will prosecute.’
The DA famous that the alleged sufferer recognised Lee from the protection of Chappelle’s assault, with that info used to trace him down.
It’s stated Lee pleaded not responsible and can seem in courtroom on originally of June.
The tried homicide cost comes simply weeks after the Los Angeles County District Lawyer’s Workplace confirmed Isaiah Lee has been charged with battery, possession of a weapon with intent to assault, unauthorised entry to the stage space throughout a efficiency and fee of an act that delays an occasion or interferes with a performer following the incident throughout Chappelle’s present.
Metropolis Lawyer Mike Feuer stated: ‘This alleged assault has received to have
penalties.’
Dave beforehand insisted he wouldn’t let the ‘unlucky and unsettling’ incident ‘overshadow’ his history-making Hollywood Bowl present.
His spokesperson stated: ‘This run ties Chappelle with Monty Python for probably the most headlined reveals by any comic on the Hollywood Bowl, reaching 70k followers of numerous backgrounds through the first Netflix Is A Joke: The Competition, and he refuses to permit final night time’s incident to overshadow the magic of this historic second.
‘As unlucky and unsettling because the incident was, Chappelle went on with the present.’
Footage shared on-line confirmed a person in a black hoodie dashing towards the stage and pushing the comedian earlier than being stopped by safety guards and members of the star’s staff as he tried to flee.
He was faraway from the venue on a stretcher and an LAPD spokesperson stated Lee was handled for accidents earlier than being charged and booked.
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