LOS ANGELES -
A 23-year-old man accused of tackling comic Dave Chappelle to the stage flooring throughout a efficiency pleaded not responsible on Friday to 4 misdemeanour counts and was instructed to avoid the movie star.
Throughout a short listening to in Los Angeles Superior Courtroom, a choose ordered the suspect, Isaiah Lee, held on US$30,000 bail pending additional proceedings later this month, native media reported.
The choose ordered Lee to remain at the least 100 yards away from Chappelle, 48, if he was launched on bond, native media stated.
A spokesman for the Los Angeles Metropolis Lawyer's workplace, which filed the costs, couldn't instantly be reached for remark. A public defender representing Lee additionally couldn't be reached for remark.
Lee was charged with misdemeanour battery, possession of a weapon with intent to assault and two different misdemeanours. The workplace of Los Angeles District Lawyer George Gascon declined to cost him as a result of the conduct didn't meet the requirements of a felony, a spokesman for Gascon stated.
Beneath California regulation, a misdemeanour carries a most sentence of 1 12 months in county jail. In Los Angeles, the town lawyer prosecutes misdemeanours whereas the district lawyer is liable for felony circumstances.
Police say Chappelle was performing on the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday when Lee rushed on the comic, knocking him to the bottom. Lee was subdued close to the again of the stage as he sought to flee.
Chappelle returned to the stage after a brief break and went on with the present, ad-libbing jokes in regards to the incident. He didn't seem like injured.
The comic's representatives stated on Wednesday that he was totally cooperating with the police investigation.
Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Enhancing by Cynthia Osterman
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