Man who attacked Dave Chappelle charged with attempted murder for unrelated stabbing of roommate

The person accused of attacking comic Dave Chappelle earlier this month has been charged with tried homicide for an unrelated stabbing that befell in December.

Isaiah Lee, 23, faces one depend of tried homicide, the Los Angeles District Lawyer’s Workplace introduced Thursday.

He allegedly stabbed his roommate throughout a combat at a transitional housing residence on Dec. 2, 2021. Because of media experiences concerning the Chappelle case, the sufferer just lately recognized Lee as the one who dedicated the assault he had beforehand reported to police.

Lee pleaded not responsible to the cost Thursday and is scheduled to return to court docket on June 2. The case was filed for warrant on Might 18.

Earlier this month, on Might 3, Lee is accused of working on stage with a weapon as Chappelle was ending for the Netflix is a Joke comedy pageant on the Hollywood Bowl, and assaulting him.

The D.A.’s workplace referred a misdemeanor assault case involving Lee to the L.A. Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace for the on-stage incident.

For the Hollywood Bowl incident, Lee was charged with battery, possession of a weapon with intent to assault, unauthorized entry to the stage space throughout a efficiency and fee of an act that delays the occasion or interferes with the performer. He pleaded not responsible.

“The publicity generated by the assault on Mr. Chappelle helped police remedy this crime,” District Lawyer George Gascón mentioned in a written assertion. “The incident that occurred on the Hollywood Bowl was misdemeanor conduct and rightfully referred to the Metropolis Lawyer’s Workplace. Primarily based on the character and severity of the December assault, Mr. Lee is now dealing with felony costs which my workplace will prosecute.”

The stabbing case stays beneath investigation by the Los Angeles Police Division.