A person who attacked comic Dave Chappelle during a effectiveness on stage at the Hollywood Bowl pleaded no contest Wednesday to prices in opposition to him.
Isaiah Lee, 24, was sentenced to 270 times in county jail, according to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Workplace.
A protection request for a diversion plan that could have led to dismissal of the expenses against Lee was turned down previously this yr, foremost to Wednesday’s hearing and sentencing. A no contest plea suggests a defendant will not admit guilt, but it effects in a conviction.
Lee continues to be jailed in link with an unrelated circumstance in which he is charged with tried murder in the stabbing of his roommate at a transitional housing facility final year. Bond is set at $1 million.
He is owing again in court Jan. 19 for a pretrial hearing
Major publicity close to the Hollywood Bowl assault assisted authorities investigating the Dec. 2, 2021 stabbing of Dijon Washington, Lee’s previous roommate at the transitional housing facility, the county prosecutor’s business office reported. That assault had by now been noted to law enforcement at the time of the Chappelle confrontation.
Audience members say there was a lot of confusion just before noticing the attack was not part of the exhibit. Comic Chris Rock, also existing, could be heard stating, “Was that Will Smith?” Lauren Coronado experiences for Nowadays in LA on May well 4, 2022.
“The publicity produced by the attack on Mr. Chappelle served law enforcement solve this criminal offense,” stated District Lawyer George Gascón. “The incident that occurred at the Hollywood Bowl was misdemeanor carry out and rightfully referred to the Metropolis Attorney’s Office environment. Primarily based on the nature and severity of the December assault, Mr. Lee is now going through felony fees which my place of work will prosecute.”
On Might 3, Lee was viewed on digicam rushing the Hollywood Bowl stage in the course of a ‘Netflix Is a Joke Festival’ overall performance by Chappelle. The comedian was thrown to the ground ahead of stability intervened and members of Chappelle’s workforce subdued the attacker.
Video clip from just after the scuffle showed Lee bloodied with what appeared to be a broken arm.
Chappelle was not wounded and continued the performance.
Police discovered that Lee had an item that resembled a gun geared up with a knife blade, but mentioned he did not use the weapon for the duration of the assault.
