The 23-year-old man who attacked Dave Chappelle on May 6 mid-set at The Hollywood Bowl, Isaiah Lee, apparently has a history of violence. According to TMZ, Lee is currently facing an attempted murder charge for the alleged stabbing of an ex-roommate.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said Lee stabbed the man in December 2021, which wasn’t unveiled to the public until the Chappelle incident. As D.A. George Gascón explained, “The publicity generated by the attack on Mr. Chappelle helped police solve this crime.”
Isaiah Lee reportedly stabbed his roommate at a transitional housing apartment, but the victim — who previously reported the attack to police — was unable to identify Lee as the attacker until he saw him in the news.
Lee was initially facing a felony assault charge for attacking Chappelle but was ultimately charged with four misdemeanors. But now, it looks like he will be hit with a felony after all. Lee appeared in court on Thursday (May 19) and entered a plea of not guilty.
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The Chappelle incident resulted in a trip to the hospital for Lee. Shortly after he ambushed the comedian onstage, he was the recipient of a brutal beatdown. In photos of the aftermath, Lee is bloodied and bruised with a swollen eye and broken arm.
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department website shows Lee’s bail is currently set at $1,00,000 for the attempted murder charge and $30,000 for the Chappelle attack. He’s expected back in court on Friday (May 20).
You know Dave made a few calls… Don’t Fk with Dave, b!tchez!
Something doesn’t add up or we’re missing the full story. How would his roommate not been able to identify him until he saw him tackle Dave Chappelle? “Hey, I know I used to live with this dude and never really noticed this, but that blurry image of him trying to tackle Dave Chappelle made me realize he’s the one who stabbed me. I guess I only ever saw him run twice, so when he ran up to stab me it was so fast he was a blur, but then when I saw that same blur on that grainy twitter video, I knew he was the assailant. Thank you Dave Chappelle!”
Transitional housing meaning he stabbed a fellow homeless person. They weren’t like homies
Not only is the writing whack but so are the commas in the numbers. Go back to school, straight to school, do not pass GO, do not collect 200 dollars.