LOS ANGELES — A person charged in an on-stage assault of comic Dave Chappelle has now additionally been charged with the tried homicide of a roommate months earlier, authorities stated Thursday.
Isaiah Lee, 23, has pleaded not responsible within the December stabbing that occurred throughout a struggle at a Los Angeles transitional dwelling facility, the LA County District Legal professional’s Workplace stated.
The publicity that adopted the Chappelle incident helped result in Lee’s identification and arrest within the earlier assault, prosecutors stated.
A message left with the county public defender’s workplace searching for remark from an legal professional for Lee was not instantly returned.
Lee was arrested Could 3 after allegedly speeding the stage and tackling Chappelle throughout his stand-up set on the Hollywood Bowl.
He was carrying a reproduction handgun with a big blade that folded out of it much like a pocket knife, in accordance with police, who launched a photograph of the weapon.
Chappelle was not harm, and completed the present that was a part of the “Netflix Is a Joke” comedy pageant.
Lee pleaded not responsible to misdemeanor expenses of battery, possessing a lethal weapon with intent to assault, and two counts associated to interfering with a public occasion. He has remained jailed for the reason that assault.
