{"id":1465452,"date":"2022-05-05T16:29:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T20:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1465452"},"modified":"2022-05-05T16:29:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T20:29:47","slug":"soros-backed-prosecutor-seeks-slap-on-the-wrist-for-alleged-dave-chappelle-attacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-prosecutor-seeks-slap-on-the-wrist-for-alleged-dave-chappelle-attacker\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros-Backed Prosecutor Seeks \u2018Slap On The Wrist\u2019 For Alleged Dave Chappelle Attacker"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsoros-backed-prosecutor-seeks-slap-on-the-wrist-for-alleged-dave-chappelle-attacker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1465452&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2021\/07\/Gascon-Rally-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n will not be seeking felony charges for the man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle on Tuesday night because, according to sources, the suspect did not assault Chappelle while using a deadly weapon.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday evening, Isaiah Lee, 23, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/dave-chappelle-assaulted-onstage-at-hollywood-bowl?%3Futm_source=twitter\">after tackling<\/a> Chappelle during a show in Los Angeles. Sources <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/dave-chappelle-attacker-wont-be-charged-assault-deadly-weapon-da-office-says\">told<\/a> The Los Angeles Times that Lee had a knife hidden inside a replica gun that night, but authorities say that the weapon was in a bag and was not brandished toward the comedian during the attack. As a result, Gasc\u00f3n has handed the case over to the city of L.A.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office has referred the case to the Los Angeles City Attorney\u2019s Office for misdemeanor filing consideration,\u201d Greg Risling, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office, told Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Not everybody in the DA\u2019s office agreed with the decision. Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/dave-chappelle-attacker-wont-be-charged-assault-deadly-weapon-da-office-says\">told<\/a> Fox News, \u201cAnyone who arms themselves with a deadly weapon, in this case a knife, and violently attacks an innocent person, famous or not, should be charged accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith only a misdemeanor charge, the person could be released soon, with only a slap on the wrist,\u201d Hatami added. \u201cThat fails to provide justice to the victim, accountability for this person\u2019s actions, and safety to the general public. These concepts, however, like public safety and justice, that most of us value, are concepts George Gasc\u00f3n can care less about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Groups backing Gasc\u00f3n\u2019s candidacy\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/projects\/la-district-attorney-race-top-donors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/projects\/la-district-attorney-race-top-donors\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">received<\/a> millions of dollars from progressive billionaire George Soros during the 2020 race. The reform-minded prosecutor has been repeatedly criticized for what critics say is a soft-on-crime approach advocated by leftist district attorneys across the country. There is currently a petition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/george-gascon-recall-california-la-sheriff-villanueva\">recall<\/a> Gasc\u00f3n, which has received more than 400,000 signatures. It needs 566,857 signatures by July 6, 2022, in order for the recall question to be listed on the ballot this November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/george-gascon-recall-california-la-sheriff-villanueva\">told<\/a> Fox News on Thursday that he expects the recall to happen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">\u201cIt looks like it\u2019s gonna happen,\u201d Villanueva said. \u201cI think that\u2019s a historical moment for this experiment with ultra-progressive DAs who don\u2019t do their job. I think the country has had enough with it. They just want to see basic law and order reinstituted everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox also noted that since Gasc\u00f3n took office in 2020, \u201cLos Angeles has seen a 34% increase in homicide, 15.5% increase in violent crimes, 6.7% increase in property crimes and 67% increase in shooting victims. Arrests have decreased by nearly 25% since 2020, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/lapdonlinestrgeacc.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net\/lapdonlinemedia\/2022\/05\/cityprof.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LAPD<\/a> statistics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Chappelle was physically unharmed during the attack. Still, the comedian called the incident \u201cunfortunate and unsettling\u201d in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/05\/04\/entertainment\/dave-chappelle-hollywood-bowl-audience-video\/index.html\">statement given<\/a> to CNN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n will not be seeking felony charges for the man accused of attacking comedian Dave Chappelle on Tuesday night because, according to sources, the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":326,"featured_media":1481770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1465452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/326"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1465452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1465452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1481770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1465452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1465452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1465452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}