Dave Chappelle’s attacker won’t be charged with assault with deadly weapon, DA’s office says
05.05.2022 - 22:45
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The man who attacked Dave Chappelle during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday will not face felony charges despite carrying a replica pistol with a folding knife blade affixed to it. Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón’s office declined Thursday to file felony charges against Isaiah Lee, 23, who was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he tackled Chappelle.
"The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has referred the case to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office for misdemeanor filing consideration," Greg Risling, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, told Fox News Digital in a statement Thursday. Dave Chappelle speaks onstage during the 36th Annual Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Oct.
30, 2021, in Cleveland. (Kevin Mazur) "After reviewing the evidence, prosecutors determined that while criminal conduct occurred, the evidence as presented did not constitute felony conduct.The District Attorney’s Office does not prosecute misdemeanor crimes within the City of Los Angeles." Lee is still being held on $30,000 bail.
Sources told the Los Angeles Times that Lee did not appear to brandish the weapon during his assault on Chappelle. And the weapon was inside a bag Lee was carrying, prompting prosecutors to eliminate a deadly weapon charge. An investigation to determine how Lee not only made his way into the Bowl with the weapon but how he got to the front of the stage before charging Chappelle is ongoing.
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