Dave Chappelle Attack Spurs Los Angeles D.A. Gascón to Call for Better Security at Venues
variety.comThania Garcia After the disastrous events of last year’s Astroworld, the murder of Drakeo the Ruler at the Banc of California Stadium last December and the recent attack on comedian Dave Chapelle, venue security has become a pressing issue for governing officials.Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón addressed the need for new security measures in a speech Tuesday and responded to Chapelle and his attorney’s request to reconsider the Hollywood Bowl attack as a felony, rather than a misdemeanor.After Isaiah Lee tackled Chappelle onstage during the comedian’s set at the Netflix Is a Joke festival last week, Chappelle’s attorney, Gabriel Colwell, told Rolling Stone: “We request that DA Gascón reconsider, correct this mistake and charge this as a felony.” “Entertainers in Los Angeles need to know that the justice system will protect them on stage,” said Colwell.Gascón, however, responded to Chapelle and his attorney in his address today underlining the fact that there have been “many miscommunications.”He said: “We have city prosecutors that handle misdemeanors, they have the jurisdiction.
Mr. Chapelle’s case was reviewed by one of our deputies in our filing team and she made the right decision when she determined that the conduct in this particular case was misdemeanor conduct.”“[Mr.
Lee’s] behavior under California law did not, and I repeat, did not amount to felony conduct,” he concluded. The conclusion was finalized under the conditions that Lee was not holding a weapon, Chapelle was not injured and the blade found on Lee was folded during the entirety of the attack.Garcón also said prosecutors had checked to see if Lee had been stalking Chapelle, for which they found no evidence.The L.A.
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