Dave Chappelle attacker charged with 4 misdemeanors after on-stage sort out – Nationwide

The person accused of attacking American comic Dave Chappelle on the Hollywood Bowl throughout a Netflix competition Tuesday evening has been charged with 4 misdemeanors.

Although the alleged assailant, Isaiah Lee, 23, was initially charged with felony assault with a lethal weapon, prosecutors have now dropped this cost.

Lee will probably be charged with a number of misdemeanors together with battery and possession of a weapon with intent to assault. Two different misdemeanor costs associated to interfering with a stay efficiency (gaining unauthorized entry to the stage space throughout a efficiency and fee of an act that delays an occasion or interferes with a performer) have additionally been filed in opposition to Lee.

The incident occurred when a person armed with a reproduction gun attacked Chappelle, 48, on stage whereas he was ending his stand-up set on the Netflix Is a Joke comedy competition.

A number of movies had been shared on-line exhibiting the attacker dashing the stage and tackling Chappelle. The comic fell to the ground as a number of theatregoers rushed to assist.

In response to the LAPD, the duplicate gun that Lee was carrying is ready to eject a knife blade “if you discharge it accurately,” however it’s unclear if the weapon was used within the assault.

Chappelle was unhurt and completed his efficiency after the incident.

Lee was detained by the venue’s safety staff and brought to the hospital to be handled for “superficial accidents,” the LAPD stated. He was attending Chappelle’s present as a member of the viewers.

Los Angeles Metropolis Legal professional Mike Feuer launched a press release saying “this alleged assault has received to have penalties.”

Feuer’s workplace filed the misdemeanor costs in opposition to Lee.

“What ought to have been a night of laughter on the Hollywood Bowl this previous Tuesday evening was all of the sudden interrupted when suspect Isaiah Lee allegedly charged on to the stage and tackled comic Dave Chappelle,” Feuer stated.

A consultant for Chappelle supplied a press release concerning the assault on Thursday.

“As unlucky and unsettling because the incident was, Chappelle went on with the present,” stated Carla Sims, Chappelle’s consultant, in a assertion to CNN. “Jamie Foxx and Chris Rock helped calm the gang with humor earlier than Chappelle launched the final and featured musical company for the night.”

— With information from World Information’ Kathryn Mannie